LASG Tasks Manufacturers Associations On Waste Recyling

The Lagos State Government has charged members of the Manufacturers Associations of Nigeria (MAN) to be part of the solution to environmental pollution and waste management challenge by tapping into the enormous opportunity in waste recycling in Lagos State.

The Commissioner for the Environment, Babatunde Durosinmi-Etti, gave this charge when members of MAN, Ikeja branch, paid him a courtesy in Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria.

Durosinmi-Etti stated that the government was pre-occupied with creating an enabling environment where manufacturing and commerce could thrive.

His words: “We have to continue to think of how to create an enabling environment and build infrastructure so as to continue to encourage manufacturing and Commerce.”

He explained that the environment must be of paramount concern to both government and investors as it was a consideration for the ease of doing business.

“We recognize that members of your association (MAN) are employers of labour and equally generators of waste. Consequently you ought to take cognizance of waste to wealth initiatives to provide solutions and create more employment, while government build the necessary infrastructure and create the needed environment for business to thrive,” he said.

The commissioner emphasised that Lagos State was at the forefront of efforts to build local capacity and entrepreneurship as exemplified by achievements of the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSTF) and the ongoing partnership with the Lagos State Welders Association, through the Lagos State Vocational Education Board (LSVEB) for the manufacturing of wastes bins.

The Chairman, Ikeja Branch of MAN, Otunba Francis Meshioye, commended the cordial relationship between manufacturers and the Lagos State Government as he called for more harmonious relationship with State Government Agencies.