Environment
Manager Tasks Nigerians On Clean Environment
The Site Manager, Stemco Limited, Airport yard, Mr Elie Bitar, has said that Nigeria will achieve a cleaner environment if only its citizens can start sanitation from their various door steps.
The Manager who spoke with the press at the company’s premises along Port Harcourt Airport road last week, said door step approach to sanitation issues will aid the country to record high result in her quest to have a cleaner environment.
Bitar reasoned that environmental issues are personal habits that must commence in every family before taking same to the larger society.
He said the issue can also be handled by dealing with the mind set of the people by periodically engaging them in talk shows on the need to have a clean environment.
He told this publication that most European countries are clean due to the peoples personal habit to maintain their environments.
The Stemco Site Manager, regretted that people do not take care of the environment despite its friendly and vegetative nature.
He explained how some beautiful green grasses started growing within and out side the premises few weeks after a radical sanitation approach was introduced to the place.
He recalled that rainfall in the country is very adequate as it rains both in the dry and rainy seasons, adding that a proper use of the environment will open a new page in the country’s history.
We gathered that people are now happy with the clean nature of the Stemco Airport Yard due to its new look.
One Mr Prince Emenike a Wheel Loader operator, explained they also contributed to the cleaning of the Yard outside his main duty, adding that the Bitar idea of maintaining a healthy environment is a better panacea to environmental issues.
The workers also told our reporter how the Chairman of Ikwerre Local Government Council Hon Welendu Amadi lauded their new manager over the clean environment of the company against its former look.
Bitar has boasted that the present happenings at the premises are merely shadows of things to come, adding that it is a wake up call to duty.
Furthermore, landlord to the company, Chief Augustus Nwodi, lauded the Stemco General Manager Engr. Gabriel Bitar for his relentless efforts to improve the environment.
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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