Nigerians React as Electric Street-Sweeper Cleans Lagos Roads, Video Trends
- An electric street-sweeper was deployed to clean some roads in Lagos state on Tuesday, October 14, 2025
- The Honourable Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Philip Wahab, shared the video of the electric street-sweeper cleaning the roads
- Nigerians took to social media to react to the development as the electric street-sweeper cleaned the commercial city
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The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has deployed an electric street-sweeper to clean some roads in the state.
The Electric street-sweeper cleaned the Mile 2 to Ijeshatedo Road (Mile 2 to Coconut route), Oshodi to Iyana Oworonshoki, and many others.
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The Honourable Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Philip Wahab, shared a video of the cleaning exercise via his Facebook page on Wednesday, October 15, 2025.
Wahab said the electric street-sweeper also cleaned the Osborne traffic light to Grover Junction (Alfred Rewane route), Adeniji Adele to Iyana Oworonshoki (Third Mainland Bridge), and other parts of the state.
“@lawma_gov Electric Street-Sweeper cleaning Mile 2 to Ijeshatedo Road (Mile 2 to Coconut route), Oshodi to Iyana Oworonshoki, Osborne traffic light to Grover Junction (Alfred Rewane route), Adeniji Adele to Iyana Oworonshoki (Third Mainland Bridge) and other parts of Lagos State.”
Reactions as electric sweeper cleans Lagos roads
Prince Adebola Alatishe
Sometimes it doesn't require rocket science. It is to apply commonsense, vision, hardwork, competence, and transparence.
Gbenga Giwa
The last time I saw these truck was in the early 80s , sweeping our street on Tafawa Balewa street off Adeniran Ogunsaanya , well done Honourable
Sauban Abiodun Ayantan
This is welcome development...this is what needed in Lagos not those sweeper risking their life on highway sweeping.
Agbaraojo Owolabi Isiaq
This is another innovation that differentiate Lagos from others. This is indeed an innovative environmental approach to ensure cleaner Lagos. Thank you leader Tokunbo Wahab.
Bankole Ayodeji
Lagos leads others follow for a reason .
Seyi Ikuejuyone
It is good ooo. But won't this takes away jobs?
Chigozie Victor
Nice initiative, it will reduces risks associated with human causality on event of reckless accident and encourages efficient service delivery.
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Lagos street sweeper exposes alleged exploitation
Recall that a LAWMA street sweeper accused supervisors of withholding wages and paying workers N30,000 instead of the reported N85,000 since August 2024.
Sweepers faced delayed salaries, lack of work tool allowances, and only partial payment of the federal government’s N20,000 wage award .
The worker also revealed that three colleagues died due to hazardous conditions.
Lagos addresses claims that city smells
In a previous story, Legit.ng reported that Lagos government responded to viral claims that the city smells badly and has big mosquitoes, sparked by influencer Scott Iguma’s podcast remarks.
Wahab condemned attempts to tarnish Lagos’ image, accusing some new residents of spreading divisive and harmful narratives online
The commissioner called for constructive criticism and unity, stressing Lagos as a place of opportunity, and challenged Iguma to focus equally on other states.
Proofreading by Funmilayo Aremu, copy editor at Legit.ng.
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