5, Asekun Owo-Iya Street,
Lawanson Bus Stop
Off Badore Road
Ajah, Lagos.
19th March, 2019
The Chairman,
Eti-Osa Local Government Area,
Lekki Epe Expressway,
Igbo Efon,
Lekki, Lagos
Dear Sir,
EFFECT OF THE PUBLIC DUMP SITE LOCATED NEAR OUR SCHOOL
I, Lawal Olajide hereby write on behalf of the management and student of Awesome Heights International School, Ajah about the effect of the dump site that is located near our school building at 35, Idowu Taylor Street, Off Victoria Courtyard, Lagos.
We have discovered that the members of the community has turned the vacant land besides our school to a public refuse dump and this usually gives out offensive odour mostly during the day when students are in the class. The odour is sometimes too strong that the students and teachers find it very difficult to concentrate in class. The has negatively affected learning in the school. We cannot cover our syllabus bus we are forced out of the classroom when this odour becomes unbearable. If we continue this way, our students will be highly disadvantaged especially when we are writing our finally examination.
Another negative effect this dump site has on us is that it has defaced the school environment. Our school no longer looks attractive to passers-by. Now, people cover their noses whenever they are passing by our school. What is a school, if it is not attractive? We are not happy because the presence of the dump site is an eye-sore and does not be fit the image our school has built from time immemorial.
Thirdly, we have so many students who have some health challenges and their health situation becomes worse with the presence of the dump site. Some of the asthmatic patients over have serious attacks in class these days. We have to rush many of them to a place where they could get fresh air. If this situation is not arrested immediately, we may lose some of the students and this will have a negative effect on the school and the local government area. Prevention they say is better than cure.
We have also discovered that the presence of these dumpsite has attractive some dangerous organisms in the area. We now experience the presence of scorpions, dangerous breeds of mosquitoes, infected houseflies, rats and so on. This will made the environment to be unsafe for little children and it will discourage a lot of parents from bringing their children to school. We want our children to be educated and it will not be nice if we discourage them from coming to school.
We would be glad if you intervene in the plight of the students of the school to avert all negative consequences of locating a dumpsite near the school premises. Thank you Sir.
Yours sincerely,
Dkl
Lawal Olajide A.
Unprecedented 