Lagos denies handing KAI duties to NURTW

Summary

The Lagos State Government has denied claims that it asked the NURTW to take over the duties of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps, also known as KAI

Highlights

• Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources Tokunbo Wahab said the report was misinformation.
• He said recent engagement with transport unions was not meant to replace LAGESC’s enforcement role.
• The government said LAGESC and the Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Task Force remain the authorised environmental enforcement agencies.
• The clarification followed social media posts and reports claiming NURTW members would act as “waste police” or arrest environmental offenders.
• Wahab said the union engagement is meant to improve cleanliness and waste management in parks and garages.

Sources

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