These filth-ridden motor parks

RECENTLY, a media report on the state of motor parks in Lagos State painted a picture of grime and filth. From major motor parks such as Iyana-Iba to Mile 2 and Obalende, Oshodi, Iyana-Ipaja, Agege, Berger, Iyana-Oworo, Ojota and Ketu, among others, the absence of waste bins was an eyesore, with the parks effectively transformed into dumpsites. According to the report, “plastic bottles, food wrappers, and discarded newspapers were scattered haphazardly across the landscape, while the strong stench of decaying garbage intertwined with the fumes of idling vehicles, creating an oppressive atmosphere that clung to the crowded spaces like an unwelcome veil.”

Actually, the picture in Lagos is a reflection of the malaise that afflicts the entire country. Nigeria’s motor parks, which are often run by transport unions, have been cesspools of filth for years. They are, for want of a better phrase, “cholera/disease joints.” Go to many of the so-called motor parks in any of…