Lagos Targets 60,000 Jobs through New Initiative

The Lagos State Commissioner for Environment, Dr. Babatunde Adejare, has expressed the resolve of the State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, to create 60,000 direct and indirect jobs through the Cleaner Lagos Initiative (CLI).

Adejare, who disclosed this in Lagos on Monday at the on-boarding of the ward resident contractors to oversee the work of the 27,500 community sanitation workers, said the 60,000 workers would be well paid and treated well.

He also stated that the state government would ensure that their salaries are paid as at when due, as well as ensure that they are given the necessary support to make them discharge their duties effectively.

According to him, the initiative is also a poverty alleviation strategy by the state government. Adejare explained that the ministry is working to ensure that the waste collection equipment gets to all areas in the state.

Photo Caption: Governor of Lagos State Akinwunmi Ambode