Apapa residents and commuters can now heave a sigh of relief as the management of the Lagos Port Complex led by Mrs. Olufumilayo Olotu on Wednesday, in an overnight clean-up exercise rid Wharf road, Apapa of clusters of refuse dumps that littered the major road for months.
It was gathered that the management of Lagos Ports Complex acted on the directive of the Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Ms Hadiza Bala Usman to engage in the clean-up exercise as a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative for the Apapa community.
It was learnt that in an effort to ensure that the access road to the port is always free, the Port Management had inspected the area and engaged commercial motor cyclists who pointed out the menace caused by abandoned heaps of refuse littered along the road.
Efforts by the Estate Department of the Port to engage Apapa Local Government Council for the cleanup had also met brick walls.
It is alleged that Apapa Local Government whose duty it is to clean up streets and roads within its vicinity had in recent times turned a blind eye to all roads leading to the port, also its surroundings, a situation which sources say has heightened tension between both organisations.
TNMN reported that port users applauded NPA’s initiative and prayed that the Local Government will subsequently live up to its duty to avoid sights of embarrassing refuse dumps which residents fear can trigger an epidemic.
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