Groups threaten mass action over Lagos borehole crackdown
- ✦In a statement, the coalition demanded an immediate clarification of the commission’s enforcement plans, arguing that the 2017 Lagos State Environmental Management and Protection Law expressly exempts domestic boreholes from licensing requirements.
- The coalition, under the Our Water Our Right Africa Coalition (OWORAC), comprising more than 50 national and regional organisations, said any attempt by the Lagos State Water Regulatory Commission (LASWARCO) to criminalise household boreholes would be resisted through legal action and mass mobilisation across the state’s local government areas.
- A coalition of civil society organisations, community groups and trade unions has threatened coordinated mass resistance across Lagos State if the government moves to seal domestic boreholes or prosecute residents for extracting groundwater without authorisation.
- In a statement, the coalition demanded an immediate clarification of the commission’s enforcement plans, arguing that the 2017 Lagos State Environmental Management and Protection Law expressly exempts domestic boreholes from licensing requirements.
A coalition of civil society organisations, community groups and trade unions has threatened coordinated mass resistance across Lagos State if the government...
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What is the latest development regarding Lagos State?
The coalition, under the Our Water Our Right Africa Coalition (OWORAC), comprising more than 50 national and regional organisations, said any attempt by the Lagos State Water Regulatory Commission (LASWARCO) to criminalise household boreholes would be resisted through legal action and mass mobilisation across the state’s local government areas.
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A coalition of civil society organisations, community groups and trade unions has threatened coordinated mass resistance across Lagos State if the government moves to seal domestic boreholes or prosecute residents for extracting groundwater without authorisation.
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