The Lagos Waste Management Authority is threatening to shut down the Ladipo and Oyingbo markets.
According to LAWMA boss Ibrahim Odumboni, the markets would be shut down on September 22 following disregard for senitations rules by traders.
“We are left with no other choice than to evoke the necessary sanction of shutting down the markets.
“This is also meant to serve as a deterrent to other nonchalant markets”, Odumboni said.
The MD said his agency would ensure that business activities in all Lagos markets were carried out in a clean and safe environment.
Odumboni noted that the agency had been deploying trucks to clear black spots across the metropolis.
He lamented how government efforts are being sabotaged by persons who would rather dump waste on the roads to avoid paying for services.
Odumboni advised traders in other locations to adhere strictly to environmental hygiene or risk indefinite closure of their markets.
