Have you heard about the Cleaner Lagos Initiative? This is a new scheme... to CHANGE the way in which Lagos manages its waste. One of the key components is a Community Sanitation Worker Scheme which ensures that all roads in the state are swept daily.
As the Cleaner Lagos Initiative prepares to launch in December 2017, 27,500 Community Sanitation Workers employed by the Lagos State Government will sweep the streets of Lagos to ensure a clean environment for all. These Community Sanitation Workers are currently undergoing training, registration, and sizing for their new outfits at Agidingbi, Ikeja. They will earn a tax-free income above minimum wage along with health subsidy, pension and other benefits.
Their daily sweeping activities will be complemented by mechanized sweepers who will clean busy roads and major highways in Lagos state in the middle of the night to prevent loss of life and other casualties.
According to the Honorable Commissioner of the Ministry of the Environment, Dr. Samuel Babatunde Adejare, “the Cleaner Lagos Initiative was framed with the aim of creating thousands of direct and indirect jobs for Lagosians, and will bring poverty alleviation to the people of Lagos state.”
As the Cleaner Lagos Initiative rolls out in the coming months, Lagosians should expect to see an improved waste collection system, bin placements in houses across Lagos state, and a marked decrease in illegal dumpsites.
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