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LAWMA employs 20 physically-challenged persons as sweepers of pedestrian bridges across the stateThe Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) says it has employed 20 physically-challenged persons as sweepers of pedestrian bridges across the state.



The Managing Director (MD) of LAWMA, Muyiwa Gbadegesin, said the Authority was desirous of empowering physically-challenged persons and integrating them into the vision of a cleaner and livable environment.



Gbadegesin said that LAWMA had stepped up its drive to rid the state of waste, and it became necessary to engage all stakeholders, including physically-challenged persons. He said that the cleanliness of Lagos State was a collective responsibility and all hands must be on deck to help realise the vision of building a cleaner city that all would be proud of.



”That is why we have decided to engage these special sweepers to play their own part in achieving this,” he said. LAWMA, according to the statement, engaged the services of the physically-challenged sweepers instead of leaving them to beg on the streets.



They would be assigned to clean various pedestrian bridges such as Ojota New Bridge, Alausa Secretariat Bridge, Ikeja-Along Bridge, CMS Bridge and a host of others. ”They will ensure that these locations are always cleaned up during the day,” the managing director said.



According to LAWMA, there are plans to employ more. It urged the sweepers to contribute their own quota towards establishing environmental sustainability in the state. The Authority has also called for the support and cooperation from the goverment.

https://www.nairanote.com.ng/2019/10/lawma-employs-20-physically-challenged.html

Nice one, more of this should be encouraged. It's better and more engaging than begging. Ability in disability

ursullalinda:
Nice one, more of this should be encouraged. It's better and more engaging than begging. Ability in disability

Nice move!

Whoever initiated this should be commended for it. Those beggars have been doing this work for a long time now in expectation of arms from pedestrians, now, they will be doing it more passionately knowing fully well they are no longer beggars but gainfully employed.


But then, I hope this won't have a counter effect as there might likely be a huge influx of beggars or disabled targeting bridges in Lagos.

Good one

It will not be better for BUHARI and SAWANOLU. THIEVES!!!

Nice one from Lagos. Hope other states continue. They're also Human beings.

Good one.Those disabled guys on ojodu berger pedestrian bridge sweep better than the able-bodies ..

Infact ,LAWMA have acted 100% right .If you employ those street urchins to do that ,they will leave the bridge unkept and go to a corner to smoke their SK and if you employ all these women too,they will still leave the bridge to hawk their gala and Pepsi .

Good one, but there are more than 20 pedestrian bridges in lagos. They can employ more as time goes on.

Kpilo101:
It will not be better for BUHARI and SAWANOLU. THIEVES!!!

It will never be better for you, in this life and in hell .... BARAWU

Good!

Okay

ursullalinda:
Nice one, more of this should be encouraged. It's better and more engaging than begging. Ability in disability

justmi1:
Good one, but there are more than 20 pedestrian bridges in lagos. They can employ more as time goes on.

FirstSon01:
Nice one from Lagos. Hope other states continue. They're also Human beings.

Why are the governors doing LGA work?
Are they so jobless despite the allocations that they receive?

CONSTITUTION OF THE
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
1999

Fourth Schedule
Functions of a Local Government Council

1. The main functions of a local government council are as follows:

(a) the consideration and the making of recommendations to a State commission on economic planning or any similar body on -
(i) the economic development of the State, particularly in so far as the areas of authority of the council and of the State are affected, and
(ii) proposals made by the said commission or body;
(b) collection of rates, radio and television licences;
(c) establishment and maintenance of cemeteries, burial grounds and homes for the destitute or infirm;
(d) licensing of bicycles, trucks (other than mechanically propelled trucks), canoes, wheel barrows and carts;
(e) establishment, maintenance and regulation of slaughter houses, slaughter slabs, markets, motor parks and public conveniences;
(f) construction and maintenance of roads, streets, street lightings, drains and other public highways, parks, gardens, open spaces, or such public facilities as may be prescribed from time to time by the House of Assembly of a State;
(g) naming of roads and streets and numbering of houses;
(h) provision and maintenance of public conveniences, sewage and refuse disposal;
(i) registration of all births, deaths and marriages;

(j) assessment of privately owned houses or tenements for the purpose of levying such rates as may be prescribed by the House of Assembly of a State; and

(k) control and regulation of -

(i) out-door advertising and hoarding,
(ii) movement and keeping of pets of all description,
(iii) shops and kiosks,
(iv) restaurants, bakeries and other places for sale of food to the public,
(v) laundries, and
(vi) licensing, regulation and control of the sale of liquor.

2. The functions of a local government council shall include participation of such council in the Government of a State as respects the following matters -

the provision and maintenance of primary, adult and vocational education;
(b) the development of agriculture and natural resources, other than the exploitation of materials
(c) the provision and maintenance of health services; and
(d) such other functions as may be conferred on a local government council by the House of Assembly of the State.


Source: http://www.waado.org/nigerdelta/documents/ConstitutionalMatters/1999Constitution/FourthSchedule.html

notttty:


It will never be better for you, in this life and in hell .... BARAWU

what's your stress self?

WalkerMichael:
COMMENDABLE! GREAT INITIATIVE

How many do you think each of the 20 LGAs should employ each year before you start saying commendable and great initiative


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jerry447:
what's your stress self?

His stupidity is my stress.

This is beautiful

Supposed to be a good thing?

Come on there are better empowerment program you can provide them and better jobs. Haba! Are you playing to their strength or weakness by giving them these job.

Totally unfair

anonimi:






Why are the governors doing LGA work?
Are they so jobless despite the allocations that they receive?

Well since they don't want to give the LGs the money they should do the work

Good move by LAWMA

Good one

I just hope the civil service spirit doesn't enter the beneficiaries and they start misbehaving and taking things for granted.

FirstSon01:
Well since they don't want to give the LGs the money they should do the work

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notttty:


It will never be better for you, in this life and in hell .... BARAWU

Pls, don't pay back in d same coin.
Just let him see d reasons.

Two wrongs can not make a right!!!

Lol

Those disabled ppl sweeping may not really be happy bout this cos im sure they make more money sweeping and begging than earning a salary

But all the best to them sha

Citytrend:
You don't solve problem by creating more pains. So this for me is just another prove that Africa doesn't have a working Government. Because in a developed countries the government care for these guys.

Thus, this action for me is like sending your Kids out there to go sell Pure water when others are in school.
American would be on Fire by now if such Headline was coming from the States. But here in Nigeria it's a welcome development
Africa wake up!

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it's everywhere, even in the US kids sells drugs on the streets instead of being in school.

I hope it is those that have been doing it everyday voluntarily that are employed

jeff1607:



it's everywhere, even in the US kids sells drugs on the streets instead of being in school.

Any kid who is not in school in Use doesn't want to go to school. Not that the government did not provide coverage for him sir. Unlike here.

Haba. Let's alway face the fact na my brother

Kpilo101:
It will not be better for BUHARI and SAWANOLU. THIEVES!!!

u are Nigerian and u live in Lagos , u are feeling the heat bro !!

anonimi:



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hmmm. A statement made a hundred years ago; as at then, the author was even keen about JUSTICE but see us here in 2019, HUNGER is the major reason the Government and the people are not at peace. Sad!