Waste managers endorse Tinubu, Sanwo-Olu for president, governor

• Published date: 21 January 2023
• Publication title: Nigeria - The Nation

Waste managers in Lagos State have endorsed presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for a second term. The waste managers, under the aegis of Association of Waste Managers of Nigeria (AWAMN), popularly known as PSPs, made the pledge at the Onikan Stadium during a mega rally organized by the Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA).

National President of AWAMN David Oriyomi said Tinubu established the PSPs in 1999 when he was governor of Lagos State, to tackle the challenges of waste disposal. He said: 'Tinubu nurtured and empowered us through the small-medium business model, and successive governments have built on his solid foundation. Lagos was transformed and received numerous accolades as one of the cleanest states in Nigeria and Africa.

'When our livelihood came under attack and 350 businesses were faced with the risk of bankruptcy, Asiwaju came to our rescue by speaking for us. Today, the small business model established by Asiwaju has been replicated in over nine states and other West African countries. It is for this reason that our association is fully and wholly committed to campaigning and voting for Asiwaju Tinubu as the next president of Nigeria.'

Oriyomi pledged that the association would embark on door-to-door campaign to...