Sweeper at work. |
Our recent research was on Lagos State sweepers who
are workers under Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) in Lagos
southwest
Nigeria. Available statistic shows that the sweepers too occupy a
good percentage of Lagos state workers. The research shows that most of these
sweepers were mostly female are the most beautiful out of all Lagos State
worker.
Brief
history of LAWMA.
Management of solid waste did
not become a phenomenon in Nigeria until the early 1970's, when due to the oil
boom ,
which compounded the emerging industrialization and urbanization, the resultant high volume of waste was becoming
increasingly difficult for the Local Government Councils in Lagos State to manage. Such that, by 1977, when Nigeria
hosted FESTAC '77, the world press classified Lagos as the "dirtiest" city capital Consequently, in April 1977, the first
waste management outfit in West Africa was instituted, as Lagos State Refuse Disposal Board (LSRDB) in Nigeria,
under Edict 9 of 1977, with Powell Duffen Pollution Control Consultants of Canada as managers.
which compounded the emerging industrialization and urbanization, the resultant high volume of waste was becoming
increasingly difficult for the Local Government Councils in Lagos State to manage. Such that, by 1977, when Nigeria
hosted FESTAC '77, the world press classified Lagos as the "dirtiest" city capital Consequently, in April 1977, the first
waste management outfit in West Africa was instituted, as Lagos State Refuse Disposal Board (LSRDB) in Nigeria,
under Edict 9 of 1977, with Powell Duffen Pollution Control Consultants of Canada as managers.
In 1981, its name was changed
to Lagos State Waste Disposal Board (LSWDB) because of the added
responsibilities
for industrial-commercial waste collection and disposal, drain clearing and disposal of derelict / scrapped vehicles.
for industrial-commercial waste collection and disposal, drain clearing and disposal of derelict / scrapped vehicles.
Finally, in December 1991,
its current name, the Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) was
christened
under Edict No. 55, which made the agency to be responsible for the collection and disposal of municipal and industrial
waste, as well as for the provision of commercial waste services to the State and Local Governments.
under Edict No. 55, which made the agency to be responsible for the collection and disposal of municipal and industrial
waste, as well as for the provision of commercial waste services to the State and Local Governments.
Our research reveals that Lagos sweeper under Lagos
state wastes management authority ( LAWMA) are one of the most beautiful
considering the nature of their job which is very tedious and risky and most of
them still manage to keep body and soul together. Under the administration Senator
Bola Ahmed Tinubu the former governor of Lagos State, their operation take a
new turn when the management was restructure and a lot of innovation was
introduced.
So to prove that our research and findings are right
or wrong check out the faces of Lagos state sweeper in your area couple with
the nature of their job they still look good, but let me quickly tell you that
you should be very careful when you try to look at their face because they might
be married.
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