Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has appointed Olajuwon Akinyemi as the acting Managing Director of the Lagos State Waste Management Authority, LAWMA, as part of a leadership restructuring at the agency.
The governor also appointed Tijani Olorunwa as acting Director of Operations, while Kunle Adebiyi retains his position as Executive Director, Finance.
Some senior officers of the agency have also been redeployed to other ministries within the Lagos State public service.
The state Commissioner for Information, Gbenga Omotosho, confirmed the appointments on Wednesday.
The development follows reports that Sanwo-Olu had asked the former LAWMA Managing Director, Muyiwa Gbadegesin, to resign in October over the accumulation of refuse across parts of the state.
The governor was reportedly dissatisfied with the pace of refuse evacuation and the implementation of his directives on waste management.
His concerns were said to have intensified after a visit to the Olusosun dumpsite in Ojota, where he reportedly directed that urgent measures be taken.
It was earlier reported that refuse had continued to accumulate along road medians, in residential areas and around drainage channels in parts of Lagos, raising concerns about sanitation and public health.
