Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has officially approved the appointment of seasoned administrator Olajuwon Akinyemi as the acting Managing Director of the Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA).
The leadership transition comes as part of a strategic push to revamp environmental sanitation across the state, with Akinyemi stepping in to replace outgoing head Dr. Muyiwa Gbadegesin.
​The appointment forms part of a broader administrative shake-up and workforce restructuring within the authority. Alongside the top leadership change, the state government has ordered a widespread redeployment of senior officers across operational departments to improve overall efficiency and address mounting waste management demands in the metropolis.
​Akinyemi brings extensive public sector administrative experience to the executive seat. An indigene of Badagry Local Government Area, he previously served as Deputy Executive Secretary (Technical) for the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) and held key roles in the Lagos State Civil Service, including Director of Administration and Human Resources in the Office of Infrastructure.
​Under his stewardship, LAWMA is expected to roll out a modernized operational framework to manage the approximately 14,000 tonnes of municipal solid waste Lagos generates every day.
The new leadership faces the immediate task of optimising refuse collection routes, streamlining private sector participant (PSP) operations, and improving environmental sanitation across the state’s commercial hubs and residential areas.
