Sanwo-Olu Bans Use of Takeaway Plastics in Lagos, Gives Reason

• Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos has announced the ban on the use and sharing of plastic and foam takeaways in the state
• Speaking through the commissioner for environment and water resources, Tokunbo Wahab, the government said the ban was with immediate effect
• According to the government, the takeaways are non-biodegradable, particularly Styrofoam, and are becoming a menace to the environment

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Ikeja, Lagos - Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos has banned using Styrofoam and other single-use plastics over environmental concerns.

The government made the announcement through the state's commissioner for environment and water resources, Tokunbo Wahab, on Sunday, January 21.

In a tweet on Sunday, Wahab said the ban was necessary because of the growing menace of single-use plastics, particularly the non-biodegradable Styrofoam.

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The tweet reads:

"Following the menace which single-use plastics, especially non-biodegradable Styrofoam, are causing on the environment, the Lagos State government (@followlasg) through the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources (@LasgMOE) is hereby announcing a ban on the usage and distribution of Styrofoam and other single-use plastics in the State with immediate effect."

See the tweet here:

Recall that the Supreme Court recently upheld Governor Sanwo-Olu's victory in the March 18 governorship election in the state.

The governor's victory was challenged by Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour and Abdulaziz Adeniran of the Labour Party and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who also contested the poll.

Their appeals were struct out by the Lagos state governorship election petition tribunal, the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court over lack of merit.

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Army arrests soldier who criticised Sanwo-Olu in viral video

Legit.ng earlier reported that the Chief of the Army staff, Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja, announced that the soldier in a viral video criticising Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos had been arrested.

General Lagbaja said the soldier's action in the viral video does not represent the view of the Nigerian army, thus causing his arrest.

The soldier was seen in the viral video criticising Governor Sanwo-Olu for ordering the arrest of his colleague, who drove against traffic law in the state.

Source: Legit.ng