The Lagos State Ministry of Environment is the state government ministry, charged with the responsibility to plan, devise and implement the state policies on
Environmental Management
Environmental resource management is the management of the interaction and impact of human societies on the environment. It is not, as the phrase might suggest, the management of the environment itself. Environmental resources management aims ...
.
Alhaji Lateef Jakande the first elected Governor of
Lagos State, carved out the Ministry of Environment from the then Ministry of Works and
Transport. The Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning merged with the Ministry of Physical Planning to become the Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning. The former
Governor of Lagos State,
Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu,separated the Office of Environment from Physical Planning in 2003 and he upgraded the office of Environment to a Ministry.
The Ministry's main objective is to build a cleaner, healthier, and more sustainable environment that would promote
tourism,
economic growth
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, and citizen well-being.
Mr Tunji Bello took the
oath of office
An oath of office is an oath or affirmation a person takes before assuming the duties of an office, usually a position in government or within a religious body, although such oaths are sometimes required of officers of other organizations. Such ...
as Commissioner of Lagos state Ministry of Environment before Governor
Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu
Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu (born 25 June 1968) is a Nigerian politician and the current Governor of Lagos State. He became governor under the platform of the All Progressives Congress after contesting and unexpectedly winning the gubernatorial pr ...
on August 20, 2019.
The
Lagos State Government under the administration of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has officially released "Citi Monitor," an online tool for tracking and reporting all
environmental violations.
History
During the administration of Asiwaju
Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the office of Environment was separated from Physical Planning and upgraded the present office of the Environment to a Ministry. In the year 2005, two offices were created under the Ministry namely: Office of Environmental Services (OES) and Office of
Drainage Services (ODS).
In 2015, following an Executive Order by His Excellency, Mr.
Akinwunmi Ambode, the two offices which were OES and ODS were merged into a single Ministry which was the Ministry of Environment. In January 2018, the Office of Drainage Services was moved out of Ministry of Environment to Lagos State Public Works
Corporation (LSPWC) which was under the Ministry of Works. This reform in the Ministry of Environment was during the
Akinwunmi Ambode administration.
Parastatals
* Lagos State Environmental
Protection Agency (LASEPA)
*
Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA)
* Lagos State
Parks
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and Garden Agency (LASPARK)
*
Lagos Water Corporation (LWC)
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Lagos State Water Regulatory Commission (LSWRC)
* Lagos State
Signage and
Advertisement
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Agency (LASAA)
*
Kick Against Indiscipline(KAI) and
* Lagos State
Waste Water Management Office (LSWMO)
See also
*
Lagos State Ministry of Works and Infrastructure
*
Lagos State Executive Council
References
Government ministries of Lagos State
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