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Both drivers and commuters thanked Sanwo-Olu for saving them from health hazards by giving a marching order to the Lawma workers to clear the refuse at the parks.
By Paul Iyoghojie
Bus drivers operating from the Obalende Motor Parks Ikoyi, Lagos who had earlier complained about the abandoned heap of refuse at the motor parks by LAWMA workers which was releasing offensive odours affecting the people around on Tuesday thanked Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu for responding swiftly.
Both drivers and commuters thanked Sanwo-Olu for saving them from health hazards by giving a marching order to the Lawma workers to clear the refuse at the parks.
Some of those who spoke with PM NEWS at the parks on Monday morning stated that they were pleasantly surprised by the way the Lawma workers stormed the Parks on Sunday morning with Caterpillar and about five trucks to evacuate the refuse they had abandoned for more than three months.
They said the prompt action the governor took few hours after the story about the refuse broke shows that Sanwo-Olu is not only a listening leader but also a leader with human heart.
They said the Governor’s attitude of responding to public complainants timely since assuming office has helped him immensely in achieving unprecedented success in all areas in Lagos.
They appealed to him to give a standing order to the Lawma workers to henceforth ensure they remove any refuse at the parks within 14 hours and not abandoned it again.
They also appealed to him to stop some of the unscrupulous Lawma workers from further demanding for money from the public before they could drop their refuse inside the trunks stationed there.
They said some of those who don’t have the money demanded normally leave in annoyance to go and dump the refuse anywhere they like especially on top of the bridge.
According Mr Sunday Odo, “I thank Governor Sanwo-Olu for coming to our rescue at Obalende Motor Parks timely to save us from contacting diseases from unpleasant odours oozing from the abandoned refuse.
“We thought there was no trucks to evacuate the refuse since months ago when the refuse dump was shifted from inside the park to the present spot due to the ongoing reconstruction works in there.”
