{"id":880746,"date":"2025-12-26T01:13:41","date_gmt":"2025-12-26T07:13:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/26\/christmas-lawma-assures-lagosians-of-seamless-waste-management\/"},"modified":"2025-12-26T01:13:41","modified_gmt":"2025-12-26T07:13:41","slug":"christmas-lawma-assures-lagosians-of-seamless-waste-management","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/26\/christmas-lawma-assures-lagosians-of-seamless-waste-management\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas: LAWMA assures Lagosians of seamless waste management"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"penci-post-entry-inner\">\n<h2>\u2026 Holds End of the Year Thanksgiving and Carol<\/h2>\n<p>The <strong><em>Lagos State Waste Management Authority<\/em><\/strong> (LAWMA) has reaffirmed its readiness to maintain a clean, safe, and healthy environment across the state during the Christmas and New\u00a0 Year festivities.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, the <strong><em>Managing Director\/Chief Executive Officer of LAWMA, Dr. Muyiwa Gbadegesin,<\/em><\/strong> said the Authority had activated a comprehensive waste management plan to address the anticipated increase in waste generation across residential, commercial, and public areas during the period.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, LAWMA has deployed waste evacuation trucks, personnel, and supervisory teams to strategic locations, including major highways, markets, motor parks, and other high-traffic public spaces, to ensure prompt and continuous waste collection throughout the holiday period.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Gbadegesin<\/em><\/strong> noted that the Authority had also strengthened collaboration with Private Sector Participants (PSPs), Community Development Associations (CDAs), and market leaders, to promote proper waste disposal practices and ensure compliance with approved collection schedules.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have mandated all PSP operators to sustain effective service delivery before, during, and after the festivities, especially in densely populated residential areas. LAWMA will not tolerate service lapses during this period, as monitoring and enforcement have been intensified statewide,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The LAWMA boss urged residents to support the Authority\u2019s efforts by properly bagging and disposing of their waste, avoiding indiscriminate dumping, and making use of designated waste collection points, urging Lagosians to embrace waste reduction practices, including the use of reusable bags and containers, to minimise littering during celebrations.<\/p>\n<p>Gbadegesin further assured residents that LAWMA intervention teams and enforcement officers would remain on duty throughout the festive season to swiftly respond to waste accumulation and environmental infractions.<\/p>\n<p>He advised motorists to exercise caution on major roads, particularly around waste evacuation points, to protect sanitation workers who would be working extended hours to keep the city clean.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur goal is to ensure that Lagos remains clean, orderly, and liveable throughout the festive period and beyond. LAWMA is fully prepared, and with the cooperation of residents, we can all enjoy a safe and pleasant Christmas and New Year,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Lawma-3.jpg\" alt width=\"353\" height=\"441\"  ><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Lawma-4.jpg\" alt width=\"354\" height=\"530\"  ><\/p>\n<p>In a related development, LAWMA has held its annual Christmas Carol\/ End of the year Thanksgiving service to appreciate God for His many blessings in 2025. The event took place at the authority\u2019s headquarters, Ijora-Olopa and was witnessed by LAWMA\u2019s Management team and staff as well as friends and well-wishers.<\/p>\n<p>In his welcome address, the <strong><em>Managing Director\/CEO of LAWMA, Dr. Muyiwa Gbadegesin<\/em><\/strong>, acknowledged the goodness of God in the affairs of the Authority, encouraging the attendees to be hopeful of a better 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The LAWMA boss took the first Bible reading, taken from the book of Genesis 3:1 \u2013 15, while other members of the management team took their turns for the other Bible readings.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Lawma-2.jpg\" alt width=\"346\" height=\"231\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Lawma-5.jpg\" alt width=\"343\" height=\"229\"  ><\/p>\n<p>Delivering a sermon on the event\u2019s theme \u201cThe Name of Jesus\u201d, the guest minister, Pastor Adebayo Adeniyi Psalms, of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, spoke about the power, significance and purpose of the name of Jesus, adding that the name brought hope to the world. He rounded off with a prayer session for LAWMA\u2019s Managing Director, the Authority, Lagos State and Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>The high point of the event was the special song ministration by the guest minister, Sarah Apekeola, the rendition of hymns and songs by the Emmanuel Chapel choir, \u00a0as well as choreographic Ministration by the Chapel\u2019s children.<\/p>\n<p>For inquiries, complaints, or further updates, please contact LAWMA through the toll-free numbers: 080000LAWMA (08000052962), 07080601020, and 617, or visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lawma.gov.ng\/\">www.lawma.gov.ng<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Kadiri, Folashade (Mrs.)<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nDirector, Public Affairs<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> Folashade Kadiri <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/christmas-lawma-assures-lagosians-of-seamless-waste-management\/\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2026 Holds End of the Year Thanksgiving and Carol The Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has reaffirmed its readiness to maintain a clean, safe, and healthy environment across the state during the Christmas and New\u00a0 Year festivities. In a statement, the Managing Director\/Chief Executive Officer of LAWMA, Dr. Muyiwa Gbadegesin, said the Authority had<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":880747,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[555,125149],"tags":[9835,125148],"class_list":{"0":"post-880746","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-christmas","8":"category-lawma","9":"tag-christmas","10":"tag-lawma"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/880746","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=880746"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/880746\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/880747"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=880746"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=880746"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=880746"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}