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LAGOS STATE GOVERNMENT SLAMS CORPS MEMBER OVER “LAGOS IS SMELLING” COMMENT
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The Lagos State Government has criticized a member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Ushie Uguamaye, for stating that “Lagos is smelling.” The Director, Public Affairs of the Lagos State Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources, Kunle Adesina, responded to Uguamaye’s comment, saying that despite her criticism, she still enjoys the city’s nightlife, as seen in her TikTok videos. Adesina stated that people like Uguamaye, who hold such views, are actually the ones who put undue pressure on the state’s infrastructure. “They can always say whatever they want to say, but what they fail to realise is that it is the same people who come into Lagos in droves, in thousands on a daily basis, that make a mess of all the steps that the state government is always putting in place,” he said. He further explained that these individuals are the ones who engage in street trading, selling at bus stops, and open defecation, thereby messing up the roads. “They are the ones who engage in it, and at the same time, they turn around to accuse the government of not doing what is right,” Adesina added. Uguamaye had sparked controversy with her comment, which was part of a 30-day rant challenge on TikTok, where she expressed her frustration with the economic hardship faced by Nigerians under President Bola Tinubu’s administration. However, she has since apologized for her statement, saying she didn’t mean to talk down on Lagos State.
