Fashola chides govt over Oshodi-Apapa, Airport roads

Commissions waste transfer facilityGOVERNOR Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State yesterday berated the Federal Government for the neglect of the Apapa-Oshodi Expressway and the Lagos Airport Road.He lamented that despite the strategic nature of the roads to the nation's econony, the Federal Government has remained adamant to repair the roads, which presently constitutes a nightmare to motorists.Fashola who spoke at the unveiling of 10,000 metric tonnes transfer loading station at Oshodi, said it was important for the Federal Government to repair the roads, as their present state, which linked the major sea ports and airport, was a shame and belie a nation keen on industrialisation.Speaking on the new transfer loading station, located along the Apapa-Oshodi Expressway, beside the Army Cantonment, Fashola described the new facility as some of the critical contents of the pre-election campaign promises to aggressively pursue a preventive rather than curative healthcare programme for its citizens.He said the Oshodi Transfer Station has an incorporated medical waste treatment plant to deal with medical waste that has hitherto constituted a health hazard to residents.'Our work in this plant is not finished as we would be encouraging investments in specialised waste trucks like our PSP trucks, which willbe collecting medical waste from our various hospitals and health facilities for delivery to this site and proper disposal,' the governor said.In his address, the Commissioner for Environment, Tunji Bello, said the Oshodi Transfer Station is the second of the series of the 20 proposedby the government to improve waste collection efficiency from the point of generation within the catchment area of Oshodi, Isolo, Mushin, Anthony, Mafoluku, Mile 2, Amuwo Odofin, Okota and Illupeju.
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