Environment
N’Delta Dev: Group Advocates Community – Based Approach
The Centre for Development Support Initiative (CEDSI), says it has promoted environmental sustainability within the last 20 years in the Niger Delta.
Country Director of the organisation, Dr Mina Ogbanga, said this during the 20th anniversary celebration of the organisation in Port Harcourt.
“It has been 20 years of promoting economic women and youth empowerment and environmental sustainability.
“The journey has been filled with ups and downs but today, we celebrate the fact that we have impacted in so many lives and many lives are better off and many communities and their members are able to be part of their development processes because of the capacities that have been built within and amongst them”, she said.
Ogbanga also said the Niger Delta needs a development module that will be grassroot based, adding that such module should be developed by respective communities in the region as they alone understand their needs.
She said the module will ease the developmental effort of both governmental and non-governmental organisations in their development activities in the region.
Ogbanga also said the situation will check duplications of projects, check corruption as well as reduce the rate of unemployment in the region.
She said that in the last 20 years, the organisation had worked with several groups to bring development closer to the doorsteps of communities.
According to her, CEDS, has helped in the designing of effective policies for communities to realise their developmental potentials, adding that the effort has benefitted more than 600 communities in the region.
Also speaking, the media officer of the organisation Tony Abehsaid CEDSI has impacted so much in the Niger Delta in the areas of conflict resolution, development, health, environment and empowerment, especially of women and youths.
He also said the group has also embarked on capacity building programme for people of the region through training and advocacy, adding that projects have been designed to meet the specific needs of several communities in the region.
The National Orientation Agency (NOA) on Thursday, launched an awareness campaign, aimed at educating residents on the increasing impact of climate change.
The campaign also seeks to enlighten residents on the urgent need for personal and community protection measures.
During the launch in Uyo on Thursday, the Akwa Ibom Director of NOA, Mr Mkpoutom Mkpoutom, said that the campaign aims at enlightening residents, about the changes in weather patterns.
He said that this includes unpredictable rise in temperatures, and how these changes threaten public health across the state.
Mkpoutom noted that the current weather was not harmattan, but an extreme form of air pollution, which is harmful to health as it could cause oxidative stress which affects body balance.
“Our environment is changing rapidly, and the effects are evident in the disruptions faced by our communities.
“It is paramount that every citizen of Akwa Ibom understands these changes and take necessary steps to protect themselves, their families, and their livelihoods,” he said.
He appealed to citizens to take the following precautions which include wearing of nose mask, drinking sufficient water, covering of food and water to keep away dust, washing fruits thoroughly before eating, among others.
He directed all NOA structures within the state to engage with local communities through town hall meetings and collaboration.
He also urged engagement with schools and community leaders, to disseminate vital information on early warning signs, as well as safety protocols during extreme weather conditions.
The Chairman of Epe Local Government Area of Lagos State, Ms Surah Animashaun, has urged traders of Aiyetoro and Oluwo fish markets to consistently ensure a hygienic trading environment.
She urged the traders to maintain cleanliness and observe proper environmental sanitation in the markets.
Animashaun said this during a visit to some of the market areas in Epe on Saturday.
She said that clean markets were critical to public health.According to her, poor sanitation could lead to the outbreak of communicable diseases, especially in fish markets, where waste management must be handled with extra care.
The council chairman urged traders to dispose of refuse appropriately, avoid indiscriminate dumping of waste, and ensure regular cleaning of stalls and surroundings
She noted that environmental hygiene is a collective responsibility, adding that everyone should be involved in this development.
Animashaun also warned that the local government would not hesitate to enforce existing environmental laws, including sanctions against defaulters.
She assured traders of the council’s commitment to providing adequate waste disposal facilities and regular monitoring to sustain a clean and healthy market environment.
The council boss also urged traders to desist from selling by the roadside, so as to avoid accidents, noting that several motor accidents had occurred along the Aiyetoro market area.
“We, therefore, urge traders to stop selling on the roadside,” she said.
President, Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), Mrs Margaret Oguntala, has inaugurated the construction of 18 units residential terrace in highbrow Alausa area of Lagos toward bridging the nation’s shelter gap.
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