Sanwo-Olu Appoints Olajuwon Akinyemi as Acting LAWMA MD, Orders Redeployment of Senior Officers
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has approved the appointment of Olajuwon Mautin Akinyemi as the Acting Managing Director of the Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), as part of a major restructuring aimed at improving waste management operations across the state.
Akinyemi replaces Dr Muyiwa Gbadegesin, who was directed to step down following persistent concerns over the accumulation of refuse on major roads, residential streets and drainage channels across Lagos.
The appointment was confirmed by the Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotosho, who disclosed that Akinyemi had been directed to assume office with immediate effect.
As part of the management restructuring, Governor Sanwo-Olu also appointed Dr Tijani Olorunwa as Acting Director of Operations, while Kunle Adebiyi retains his position as Executive Director of Finance.
The governor further approved the redeployment of senior officers on Salary Grade Levels 13 to 17 to other arms of the Lagos State public service, including the mainstream civil service, local governments and Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs).
However, personnel in LAWMA’s Legal Department have been exempted from the exercise to prevent disruptions to ongoing legal proceedings and concession agreements.
Similarly, the heads of Landfill Operations, LAWMA Operations and Private Sector Participation Operations have been granted a 90-day exemption from the redeployment to ensure operational continuity and allow the new management to stabilise the authority.
The development comes amid growing public concerns over waste management challenges in Lagos, where refuse accumulation has affected several communities and raised questions about environmental sanitation and public health.
The restructuring is expected to reposition LAWMA’s administrative and operational structure, strengthen service delivery and improve the efficiency of waste collection, transportation and disposal across the state.
The new leadership will now face the responsibility of addressing existing waste management challenges and restoring public confidence in the agency’s ability to maintain a cleaner and healthier Lagos.
