NIGERIA GREEN
AWARDS’’ A Quest to Reward Philanthropic Gesture through Efforts of sustaining
Our Environment For Excellence
Our
Core Habitat Had Got Some Vibrant Individuals That Has Silently, In One Way or
The Other Committed To Sustaining Their Surroundings’ Through Philanthropic
Gestures and is not known. But Achieving Realizable Environment For The Soul
Benefits Of Our Common Concern Must Be Seen To Set This Kind Of Standard Where
Notable Efforts Are Encouraged, Through Those Commitments In Order to Rekindle
The Interest of Others And The Hope Of Meeting The Continuous Determination Of
Impacting On The Next Generation Without Compromising The Future, Write Olusegun Ariyo.
Today,
in history has had many Nigerians with landmark achievements from various endeavors.
Organisations and international environmental foundations that pulled through efforts
that have impacted on our surrounding are essentially in developing countries
as Nigeria can be said to be better planners of our future. What the future
demands according to bruntland, in its report on commission of enquiry on
Environmental Development commissioned by world Centre for environment and
development in 1987, where he contended that ‘’if we must live for tomorrow, we
should then think of how we can harness our resources today in order for future
generational needs’’. This landmark submission that was submitted for more than
two decades past is still very relevant till date. Its importance can never be
overemphasized; the future is rather now many observers who believe it has said.
If we must harness our resources as said, achieving it means that we must
preserve our environment from exposing it to degradation. Human factor in
striking balance between environment and development remains vary salient. One
striking efforts that remained ever green is that of the renowned environmental
activist, late ken Saro wiwa whose efforts is still giving birth to so many
trends of emancipation in the Niger Delta
and how it has been able to drag much attention of wider world communities to its levels of neglect cannot be
farfetched. Before now, ecosystem and its biosphere were severely depleted,
should we then say that since nature had done its part by depositing treasure
as life support system, should it then be that the inequities of human factors is
now being encouraged to the extent of what should
be having serious consequences on it? The singular efforts channeled by
wiwa remains evergreen, going by bruntland’s word ‘’that, it is therefore
inevitable planning for the future generational needs, whereas human efforts of
these kind are quite significant going by the latest move of these present
government deciding to implement united nation environmental programmes report
of cleaning up those oil spills and other ruminants in the delta. Quoting Saro
Wiwa, where he said ‘’the writer cannot be a storyteller, he cannot be a mere
teacher, he cannot merely x-ray society’s weakness, its ills, its perils. He or
she must be actively involved shaping its present and its future’’. The
significant of this is about investing through the future by helping those
whose achievements are on-towards our common concern, heralding our quest to up
hold environmental quality with exceptional initiatives of different kinds. With
Green Award on ground, Nigerians with great qualities whose efforts had greatly
impacted our environment stands encouraged organisers have said. The organisers
believe Awards of this nature remains golden and it is only exceptional Nigerians
in these regards are given whilst encouraging others in there ploy of ensuring
that the environment is developed, sustained and preserved for future
generational needs, is also projected to encourage others to contributes their
own effort of impacting on the environment and be recognized in such manner. Accordingly,
every individual would be inspired and encouraged also to our rural and urban
area with laudable ideas that would rekindle the hope of meeting the expected
change of our surroundings is achieved. According to Dr. Agunloye, who indeed
is part of its trustees, said the methodical approach of nominating and picking
of outstanding awardees, would include questionnaire dissemination within the
environment where such individual is nominated to determine its competency. He said
other consideration would be furthered through public opinion, organisations
own category would be based on its commitments to corporate social
responsibilities to which such company has successfully executed. Continuing,
Agunloye said the award is designed to also recognize corporate organisations,
philanthropist and individuals that have excel in academics and other
professional practice. Consequently,
team of experts would be those that would give final verdicts of every of the
status of every winners. ‘’This Award is
organized by environmental safety and standard initiatives, an NGO, based in
the country with partnering other
international collaboration, Agunloye further said that the Awards are in eighteen categories with having ‘’Ever
green’’ as it landmark . Cities exist because individuals are not sufficient.
If each of us produces everything we consume, there won’t be any need for much
company and there won’t be any need to live at all. Another organizer, Mr. Seun Emmanuel, added
that the whole idea is scheduled to start by April next year, ‘’our letters of invites would
start any moment from now, ‘’our methodical approach where all nomination and
those who feel are qualify, and are willing to send in their nomination
would also be given opportunity. Explaining
the rationale behind the whole idea, he said what is good for our environment
is good for us, if these awards of this kind is being put in place before now,
people would have been inspired to do more good to our environment. seun noted
that with these kind of Award on the
ground, Nigerians would become good for it, environmental activities would now
have to be trade with caution with encouraging useful interaction through good
gesture. Green Award according to seun is working partnership with team of
experts in various fields of endeavor with excellent sense of judgment in
picking the best that merits the Award.
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