Lagos govt announces total ban on street trading, hawking
The Commissioner said that the State Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC) has been directed to strictly enforce compliance with the environmental Sanitation laws.
Lagos govt announces total ban on street trading, hawking. [Twitter:@tokunbo_wahab]
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The Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, made the announcement in a statement in Lagos.
Wahab said that the State Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC) has been directed to strictly enforce compliance with the environmental Sanitation laws.
According to him, the latest offensive is meant to curtail the nefarious activities of hawkers who disguise to rob motorists and also disrupt the free flow of traffic on Highways and Streets.
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Meanwhile, the commissioner also effected the sealing up of Ladipo market in Mushin in the early hours of Friday following several environmental offences, including reckless waste disposal, unhygienic premises and non-payment of waste bills, amongst others.
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