Lagos fight against filth continues as Tokunbo Wahab leads a bold urban transformation, urging citizens to break the silence and reclaim their city

What role will you play in Lagos’ fight against filth and disorder? Lagos is waking up.

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Commissioner Tokunbo Wahab’s bold leadership is transforming Lagos from a city weighed down by complacency into a model of urban discipline.

From clearing notorious illegal dumpsites in Ketu to shutting down markets that defy sanitation laws, Lagos is sending an unmistakable message: filth and disorder will no longer be tolerated.

Clean cities do not happen by accident. They are made by vision, will, and people who refuse to look away.

Clean cities do not happen by accident. They are made by vision, will, and people who refuse to look away. Like security, cleanliness is not the job of government alone.

It begins with small actions: not tossing plastic into gutters, not turning medians into trash heaps, and never staying silent when others pollute.

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Silence is complicity. A dirty city is the sum total of citizen apathy. But Lagos is rewriting that script.

By Folorunso Fatai Adisa