Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has replaced the Managing Director of the Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), Muyiwa Gbadegesin, with Olajuwon Akinyemi amid growing complaints about poor waste collection across the state.
Akinyemi has been appointed acting managing director with immediate effect as part of a major restructuring of the agency.
The Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotosho, confirmed the appointment on Tuesday.
"Yes, Olajuwon Akinyemi has been told to assume office as the acting MD of LAWMA with immediate effect in the major shake-up of the agency," Omotosho said to the media.
The restructuring also includes the appointment of Tijani Olorunwa as acting Director of Operations, while Kunle Adebiyi retains his position as Executive Director of Finance.
An insider said the governor had ordered the redeployment of officers on Salary Grade Levels 13 to 17 to the state civil service, local governments and local council development areas.
The source said the exercise was aimed at improving service delivery and supporting "sustainable organisational growth."
However, personnel in LAWMA's Legal Department and heads of three operational departments have been exempted from the redeployment for an initial 90 days to ensure continuity.
The leadership change follows months of complaints about heaps of refuse in areas including Mushin, Surulere, Ikorodu, Apapa, Egbeda and Mile 2.
Sanwo-Olu had earlier declared a state of emergency in waste management after inspecting the Olusosun dumpsite in Ojota and expressing dissatisfaction with the pace of waste evacuation.
Gbadegesin had attributed some of the collection challenges to poor performance by private waste operators and disruptions at dumpsites.
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