The Lagos State Government has acknowledged shortcomings in waste collection and operational challenges within its waste management system while defending measures taken to address the state’s growing refuse and flooding problems. The Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed while responding to criticism of the state’s waste management and flood control efforts by the 2027 governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour. Rhodes-Vivour had raised concerns over refuse accumulation and flooding during an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today, where he described some parts of Lagos...