The Lagos Waste Management Authority and the youth-based organisation EKO 57 Support Group are partnering to mobilise youths across the state to promote environmental cleanliness and responsible waste management practices at the grassroots level.

The managing director of LAWMA, Muyiwa Gbadegesin, said this in a statement on Tuesday.

Mr Gbadegesin said the partnership was mooted when he received the leadership of the group, led by popular social media influencers Adams Kehinde (Lege Miami) and Remilekun Oshodi (Remi Surutu).

He said the collaboration would expand LAWMA’s advocacy and sensitisation efforts across the 20 LGAs and 37 local council development areas.

Mr Gbadegesin described LAWMA as one of the largest employment drivers in the state, with over 100,000 youths directly and indirectly engaged across its operational value chain.

He added that their energy and creativity remained vital to improving service delivery.

He restated that young people would play a strategic role in deepening environmental awareness and influencing positive behavioural change within communities.

According to him, LAWMA worked relentlessly every day towards ensuring a clean city and would do all in its power to enlist the support of all and sundry for the same purpose.

He added that the authority had been working closely with community leaders, community development associations, and community development committees to strengthen grassroots engagement, address service-related concerns, and encourage compliance with waste management guidelines.

Mr Gbadegesin expressed optimism that the collaboration would further amplify community-based sensitisation and significantly improve residents’ environmental consciousness, as the group is a formidable grassroots movement.

In their remarks, the leaders of EKO 57 Support Group, Adams Kehinde and Remilekun Oshodi, commended LAWMA for the engagement.

They noted that achieving a cleaner and more sustainable Lagos required collective responsibility and active youth participation.

(NAN)