Reacting to the misleading video, Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tunji Bello said contrary to impressions being created, the area which is behind Abimbola Awoniyi Estate by Agric Road, Oko Oba, Agege has always experienced flash flood.
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This was contained in a statement issued by the Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tunji Bello.
A statement signed by the Lagos state Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tunji Bello, on Wednesday advised residents to prepare to protect themselves.
The State conveyed its sympathy in a statement by the Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tunji Bello.
In a statement, Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tunji Bello, urged Lagosians to respect the environment, be mindful of littering and dispose of animal waste properly during the festive period.
This call was made by the Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tunji Bello, on Thursday.
The State’s Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tunji Bello issued the directive at a media parley, saying the time has come for all projects to be subjected to EIA in the conception stage because of the multifarious benefits.
The Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tunji Bello and the Acting Consular General of American Consulate, Brandon Hudspeth expressed the commitment at a high level meeting between the State officials and the Consulate at Alausa, Ikeja.
Speaking at the event which took place at the EFAG Yard in Oregun, Governor Sanwo-Olu who was represented by Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tunji Bello, said never again will Lagos be branded as a flood ravaged city.
More than that, I remember that at the National Concord, where you as the Political Editor were my boss, you exuded the aura of an amiable, consummate and compassionate persona, traits that you conspicuously demonstrated in the way you subsequently ran the Sunday Concord and National Concord as Editor. Undoubtedly, the heights you have attained in Lagos State’s political and administrative corridors have been propelled by these sterling personality traits. Today, the Tunji Bello brand connotes acumen, dexterity and humaneness in public administration.
Speaking at the event which also doubled as the end of year event for the staff at the Ministry of the Environment Quadrangle at Alausa, Commissioner for the Environment Tunji Bello said the event was about encouraging the operatives to strive to do more. He said the Emergency Flood Abatement Gang (EFAG) has been responsible for cleaning several secondary and primary drains as well as black spots throughout the year in all the 57 Local Government Areas and Local Council Development Areas in the state
This was made known by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu during the 10th ADVAN Awards for Marketing Excellence West Africa held at the Shell Hall, Muson Centre, Onikan, Lagos.
According to a statement signed by Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tunji Bello, the ongoing road rehabilitation works being done by Julius Berger Nigeria Limited for the Federal Government involves the necessary expansion of the old culvert underneath the expressway which is inadequate to contain storm water runoff from the catchments.
Speaking at a press conference to sensitize the public on the importance of year 2021 Annual Walk for Nature on Monday at Alausa, Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tunji Bello called for a behavioural change in favour of biodiversity conservation, adding that as people conserve biodiversity around them, they conserve their lives.
This was contained in a statement signed by the Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tunji Bello.
By her appointment, she becomes the ninth Vice Chancellor of LASU and the second female to occupy the exalted post in the Lagos State-owned tertiary institution.
The warning was contained in a statement by the Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tunji Bello
In a statement signed by the Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tunji Bello, he stated that the trucks of the company created environmental and traffic nuisance for over an hour on Thursday denying movement to motorists across all the sections.
Addressing the media at Alausa on the preparedness for heavy rainfalls which resume in September and the release of water from the Oyan Dam, Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tunji Bello said the capacity of primary and secondary drains have been enhanced through consistent cleaning and clearing to contain run offs.
Bello who spoke at a three day management retreat organised by the Ministry at the Pelican Hotel, Lekki, with the theme, “Drainage Management in Lagos State, Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow”, added that the government had prioritized capacity building as well as the issue of welfare of staff.