Ambode promises enforcement of noise pollution laws

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Ambode promises enforcement of noise pollution laws

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State says government will fully enforce relevant regulations on noise pollution in the state.

The governor spoke on Monday when the MTN Foundation distributed 250 hearing aid devices to some beneficiaries, including babies, in the state.

Ambode, who was represented by the Special Adviser on Primary Health, Dr Femi Onanuga, promised that no individual or corporate organisation would be spared in government’s renewed onslaught against defaulters.

He said, “I also urged the 250 beneficiaries of the MTN Foundation Hearing Aid Support Project in Lagos State to join the campaign against noise pollution in the society.”

It was gathered that the event was the first phase of the MTN Hearing Aid Support Project, during which 1,500 devices were expected to be distributed to hard-of-hearing persons in six states of the country.

The wife of the governor, Mrs. Bolanle Ambode, who handed over some of the devices to beneficiaries, applauded the company’s “high sense of commitment to the execution of corporate social responsibilities”.

Mrs. Ambode said, “The company has continued to maintain a clear lead in diligent fulfillment of its social covenant with the people and society. Its outreaches have touched a large percentage of the population across all age categories”.

She said the Committee of Wives of Lagos State Officials, which she currently heads, would do a similar programme later in the year.

The Director, MTN Foundation, Mr. Denis Okoro, commended the Lagos State Government for being the first to establish a department dedicated to overseeing the welfare of people living with disabilities.