COVID-19: LAGESC advises traders on social distancing in markets
May shut markets that ignore directive
Admin l Monday, April 20, 2020
LAGOS, Nigeria – As a way of ensuring compliance with social distancing in markets, the Lagos Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC) has advised market sellers to ensure strick compliance with the order, warning that defaulters of the directives would be appropriately sanctioned by the State Government.
The Corps Marshal Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps LAGESC CP Gbemisola Akinpelu (retd) who dropped the warning today at the Command Headquarters at Bolade Oshodi, explained that the measure was necessary in order to break the cycle of transmission of the deadly pandemic
According to her “over crowded areas such as our market places will help to increase the spread of this pandemic if social distancing is not adhered to and this will pose great danger to the effort of the State Government at combatting the spread of the virus, stressing that the Honourable Commissioner, Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources has directed immediate shutdown of such market.
The Corps Marshal further explained that in light of this, the agency will continue to intensify its searchlight on all the market places in the state to ensure that these directives is strictly adhered to through aggressive advocacy campaign and sensitization on total compliance.
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She stated that similar campaigns were carried out at the Mile 12 food market in Kosofe Local Government Area of the State and will also be extended to other major market in the State.
Mrs Akinpelu admonished the market on the need to maintain environmental cleanliness around the markets and stop trading on road set backs and drainage.
She advocated personal hygiene among traders and other market users by engaging in regular hand washing with soap and water as well as regular use of hand sanitisers and nose mask.
She reiterated the need to always consult the nearest hospital or testing centres for any ailment to ensure that the spread of the virus is curtailed as our markets harbour influx of people. She called on people who do not have any business around the market to stay at home to reduce the numbers of people within the markets.
