State government ban live bands from performing in joints

LAGOS STATE GOVERNMENT  BAN LIVE BAND!!!

State government ban live bands from performing in joints

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Sorry good people of Lagos, you have to take the groove to another state.

This is because the LAGOS State government has banned live band music at beer parlours restaurants and food joints in the state in a renewed war against noise pollution in the state.

General Manager‎, Lagos State Environment Protection Agency, LASEPA, Adebola Shabi, who spoke with newsmen, said that the decision on noise pollution came on the heels of increasing rate of petitions by residents.

He said the residents were found lamenting the frequent disturbance from the beer parlours, club houses and religious houses.

In all languages of the world noise is always regarded as an unwelcome guest in the society, especially in schools, hospitals, offices, conferences, stakeholders’ meeting and every formal public gathering. In Yoruba Language it is Ariwo In Igbo Language it is Mbotu In Hausa Language it is Surutu In every other language as well, noise is a menace.

In 2015 alone, there were over 1527 reported cases of noise pollution in Lagos state, with 57 of those resulting in medical concerns.

So live bands, will no longer be able to operate at bars, clubs and beer parlours due to the noise concerns.

How sad.

But for those of you who are angered at the announcement, and feel it is unfair, seeing how the greatest sources of noise pollution in Lagos state are religious houses and faith-based gatherings, you are not alone. The government understands this too.

Which is why they have also called on religious houses to procure sound proof finishing, in order to minimise the effect of noise generated on their neighbouring residents through various speakers mounted outside walls of their churches and mosques.

The LASEPA boss also decried the rate at which residential areas were being ‎converted to commercial areas without government’s approval, blaming the residents for not informing the government about the development.