The Lagos State House of Assembly has passed a resolution urging Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu to enforce the state’s Environmental Management Protection Law(2017)in order to curb the activities of scavengers in the state.
The House passed the resolution through voice votes at the plenary in Ikeja on Tuesday.
The Speaker,Mrs Mojisola Meranda,who presided over the plenary, said the House was worried about the growing cases of vandalisation and stealing of critical infrastructure ,such as manhole covers, pedestrian bridge railings and streetlight cables in the state.
According to her, the trend could undermine the state’s infrastructural development efforts,if allowed to continue.
The speaker, thereafter, urged all Sanwo-Olu to direct relevant law enforcement agencies to arrest any person found stealing and vandalising public infrastructure and ensure that offenders face the full…
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