CEGDEC, youth group mark World Environment Day

Conservative Environmental Growth and Development Centre (CEGDEC) in collaboration with a group of youths called Estate Youth Parliament (EYP) in the Low-Cost Housing Estate, Oke-Afa, Isolo, Lagos State, Nigeria commemorated World Environment Day (WED) 2018 on Tuesday June 5, 2018 by contributing significantly to the cleaning up of the environment.
The group, led by Mr. Yusuff Adeyemi has been very passionate about the state of the environment of the estate, which has been deteriorating. To this effect, they took the bull by the horn and joined forces with CEGDEC to actualize positive change in the residential environment. Over the years, the campaign for the 3Rs of waste management had been ongoing in schools and amongst residents by CEGDEC, however, this year’s occasion was marked with the practical demonstration of cleaning up exercise, meant to continue beyond World Environment Day 2018.
The cleaning up began with the manual fixing of the major potholes on the roads with rubbles, especially as the road conditions have become un-motorable. Filth was removed from gutters, while wastes including plastics were cleared to give way to grounds for tree planting. In other words, the wastes were cleared for the propagation of green environment.
The host local government, Ejigbo Local Council Development Authority has also been called upon to sustain the laudable Green Initiative by these amiable youths. A courtesy visit was made prior to the exercise to reiterate the need for the Local Government’s intervention. The host community thanked the untiring hands of the groups that contributed to the cleaning up exercise, while the residents at large were urged to be responsible for the wastes they generate. The promotion of Reuse, Reduce and Recycle is the best solution by individuals to curb the menace of plastic wastes in our society, Mrs. Maryam Olayeni, CEGDEC’s representative emphasized.
She stressed that all hands must be on deck to continue the race to beat Plastic Pollution, adding that the bulk control lies with the necessary authority to put in place a policy that discourage the propagation of plastics in our society. “Biodegradable materials should replace plastics which are non-degradable, besides plastics disadvantages outweigh its advantages”, Mrs. Olayeni posited.