‘Female street sweepers are engine room of LAWMA’

Managing Di - rector of Lagos Wa s t e Management Authority (LAWMA), Ola Oresanya, has described the female street sweepers as the engine room of the organisation, working round the clock to keep the state clean and sustain the environment.

Oresanya said this at Ikeja during an award ceremony organised by Spotlight African Network to celebrate the women workforce of the authority for their input towards achieving cleaner and healthier environment in the state.

At the programme tagged, “LAWMA women making a difference, com

munity service leadership awards,” Oresanya said: “I commend the Spotlight African Network, for recognising and celebrating the great roles you have consistently played, in making the environment conducive for all residents and visitors in our state”.

“Of particular interest to me, is the safety training course, which the group has planned with the Federal Road Safety Corps for the women. This will go a long way in further equipping the women with basic rules of safety, while on their work beats. I must therefore specially commend your organisation, for the forwardlooking initiative”, he said.

The LAWMA boss stressed that the award conferred on the women sweepers would further motivate and inspire them to give their best in the task of building the environment that Lagosians would be proud of, adding that the goal of the authority was to achieve a cleaner Lagos.

Also speaking at the event, the president of Spotlight African Network, Nonye Pearl Mike- Nnaji, noted that LAWMA street sweepers were the unsung heroines in the authority’s quest to make every nook and cranny of the state livable, stressing the impact of the sweepers in keeping the environment clean, and enhancing security on the roads.