Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has reportedly asked LAWMA chief Muyiwa Gbadegesin to resign over waste collection failures, following an earlier intervention at the Olusosun dumpsite in Ojota.
PUNCH reported on Monday, October 19, that an unnamed insider within the agency said the governor was dissatisfied with the pace of refuse evacuation and the implementation of his directives. The reported resignation request has not been independently confirmed by KIO.
For Kosofe, the significance extends beyond the leadership of the waste agency. Olusosun, in Ojota, is a major disposal facility whose operating difficulties can delay the return of collection trucks to the communities they serve.
TheCable reported that queues, access problems and delays in offloading at the dumpsite had contributed to longer collection cycles across Lagos.
During his September inspection, Sanwo-Olu announced emergency measures to improve waste collection. According to PUNCH, these included work at disposal sites to speed up evacuation, alongside demands for better performance from private waste operators.
Gbadegesin had issued a weekend operational update describing clearance work and additional truck deployments in several parts of Lagos. However, neither a formal departure announcement nor a replacement was established in the reports reviewed. PUNCH’s attempt to obtain a response from Information Commissioner Gbenga Omotosho had not produced a substantive comment at publication.
For households and businesses across Kosofe, the immediate accountability questions concern the service itself: which collection routes are missing their schedules, what is being done to restore them, and when will residents receive dependable service?
A leadership decision, if confirmed, will need to be followed by answers residents can measure on their streets.