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OPINION

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E M M A N U E L A G B O , A S S O C I A T E E D I T O R I

o serve our Fatherland with love and living with disabilities to become active
strength and faith is the clarion call participants in creating a sustainable future
Twhich every patriot ought to obey. for Nigeria.
These words resonate with pride and unity,
the spirit of One Nation One People in the As we all know, the world is going through
hearts of Nigerians. It may however, seem a the adversity of climate change impacts,
wild exaggeration or assumption to begin due to poor environmental habits from us as
with this phrase, considering the ill state and a people. Nigeria is not excluded as the
the almost unsalvageable condition we as a impacts of climate change have evidently
nation find ourselves. Be that as it may, the caused an uptick in heat waves, floods,
ideal should not, and cannot be done away polluted air, low crop yield leading to food
with no matter how far we are from it. shortages, rise in sea levels and so many
other environmental issues. According to
Arise, O Compatriots! the theme of this year’s the World Bank report in 2023, Nigeria
publication becomes even more apt and currently generates over 32 million tonnes of
timely in the Nigeria of today. It thus serves solid wastes annually. In fact, the number of
as a wakeup call to all Nigerians, bringing wastes generated by Nigeria is likely to
back to our minds the pledge we once project to over 107 million tonnes by 2050.
proudly proclaimed; to be faithful, loyal and
honest, to serve our country with all our As ppatriotic Nigerians, it is important that
strength and to uphold her unity through we keep our environment very clean and
the help of God. Sequel to this, a few healthy at all times. The most pragmatic way
opinions of some illustrious personalities of achieving this is through community
have been sought to enlighten us, based on action groups. As communities, we can
their perspectives on patriotism and the come together to clean our environment,
Nigerian dream as it relates to the theme of promote the need to keep our communities
this magazine. clean and green through the prism of social
media platforms, drive up campaigns,
CLEANER ENVIRONMENT, BETTER sensitisation in schools, churches,
NIGERIA, NO ONE SHOULD BE LEFT seminaries, mosques, markets and all places
BEHIND concerned. There are so many types of
pollution in Nigeria, be it plastic pollution,
y name is Tessy Umbuwa Anjide fossil fuels' pollution or any type of pollution.
Esq, President, Community Action It is incumbent on us to appropriately
Mfor Cleaner and Sustainable dispose of our wastes, segregate our wastes,
Environment Nigeria (CACSEN), a registered recycle, reuse and if possible, refuse the use
NGO with the main purpose of fostering a of plastics due to its negativeburgeoning
sustainable and healthy environment effects on humans, animals, ecosystem
through community-driven initiatives, goods and services.
focusing on environmental education,
engagement, and practical actions to Keeping our environments tidy starts from
address environmental challenges in you and I: we should not wait for the
Nigeria. Our organization is committed to government all the time. Whatever poor
bridging the gap between awareness and societal attitudes prevent us from achieving
action by empowering communities, a clean and sustainable environment needs
especially the youth, children and persons to be improved upon. Nature has afforded us