People Dey Fear Sickness As Garbage Dey Choke Lagos Road Dem

People for Lagos don dey fear say disease fit burst as refuse don full major roads for different areas of di state. From Iyana-Ipaja to Abule Egba, Oshodi, Iyana-Iba, Isheri-Jakande, Agege, and even Lagos Island, heaps of waste don dey scatter everywhere. Residents yan say di stench dey terrible, flies don carry everywhere, and sometimes dem no fit even open window for house. Kunle Ayeni from Igando talk say di wahala don dey for over three months but PSP operators never show face. Deola Davies for Isheri-Jakande Road add say di government dey neglect di matter, while Funmi Adagba talk say refuse dey stay for road for almost two weeks before dem clear am. Residents blame bad monitoring and weak enforcement plus irregular collection by PSP operators. For Oshodi Market, traders dey sell beside rubbish, dey breathe bad odour, while many areas like Ajao Estate and Abule Egba don dey pile up with decaying refuse.

Lagos State Ministry of Environment yan say di main wahala na residents no dey pay for waste disposal, despite di state getting over 100 collection trucks. Ministry spokesperson Kunle Adeshina explain say PSP operators dey struggle to maintain trucks and pay staff because people no dey pay for service. Many residents dey deliberately dump refuse for odd hours, sabi say LAWMA go come clear am, and some households don owe PSP operators up to six months. Ministry don intensify community waste policing and don arrest several offenders, but di problem still dey. Environmental health experts warn say di refuse fit cause cholera, dysentery and other sickness if action no quick happen. Residents dey call for urgent government intervention as di menace dey get worse every day.