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Vandalism: LASG expresses alarm over high rate of manhole theft
By Modupe Shodeinde
The Lagos State Government has expressed its concern over the serial theft of manhole covers in the state.
This alarm was raised by the Special Adviser to the state Governor on Works and Infrastructure, Mrs Aramide Adeyoye, a stakeholders’ meeting, Ikeja.
“It grieves my heart that it is not because the state government has not provided the manholes.
“Eric Moore Road was constructed eight or 10 years back with every manhole on that alignment but if you go there now, 90 per cent of those manholes is gone.
“They are gone not because government has not provided them, but because of the serial vandalism that we have seen taking place.
“On most of our major roads, they are gone,’’ she said.
This was in response to the concerns of some residents over the danger constituted by the missing manholes.
The manhole covers according to her were stolen by scavengers for sales.
She appealed to the residents to assist the government to take ownership of manhole covers and other road infrastructure to prevent their damage.
Adeyoye stated that environmental laws would be revisited by the state government to profile and prevent scavengers from selling stolen road infrastructure.
She also said that the Sanwo-Olu administration wants to ensure that stakeholders’ input were included in projects to enable the people’s involvement.
