My people, make I gist you wetin dey happen for obodo Naija! You sabi say Nigeria dey chop over 2.5 billion litres of sachet water every year? E get why e dey happen, as over 32,000 manufacturers dey on ground to supply this water wey people dey chop like say na Naija jollof.
Dis matter no fit light-na, as Professor Innocent Barikor, di Director-General of National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA), yarn am for Abuja. Dem gather serious people for di meeting wey dem call ‘Child Project – GEF 11193′. Dem wan tackle di big wahala wey one-bottle sachet water dey cause for our environment.
Barikor talks say dis project wey dem dey initiate go help we reduce how we dey use plastic sachet water and ensure say we get clean water for dem wey need am. Him talk am clear say, ‘Di issue wey single-use plastic sachets dey cause no be small, e don turn from convenience to wahala for our environment!’
Our obodo Nigeria dey struggle between two serious challenges: how to get water wey clean and di plastic wey dey choke everywhere, blocked drainage and wahala for public health. E no go better for our pikin dem if we no fit handle dis matter well.
For di meeting, dem talk say Global Environment Facility (GEF) dey ready to partner with us on dis journey, make e no be say Naija dey follow back when it comes to handling plastic wahala. Dis na big chance for Nigeria to set example for how to mix innovation and policy change together to solve plastic pollution matter.
Isabella Vanderbeck wey dey represent di United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) also talk say, ‘We must put hand together to stop using plastic. Life without plastic go sweet!’ She don carry hope come our way as she dey inspire everybody to join di movement against plastic pollution.
Also, Evelyn Swain wey represent GEF yan say dem go support Nigeria to gree reduce usage of single-use plastic sachets. As she talk am, ‘GEF no dey see Nigeria just as participant, but as leader wey fit show example for di whole world on how to handle plastic pollution.’ Now, wetin sweet pass be say even di Federal Ministry of Water Resources don yan say dem go join body to make dis project a success!
As Zuliat Mohammed wey be Chief Scientific Officer for di Ministry drop her mouth, ‘Dis programme go help us eliminate all di plastic products wey dey scatter our environment.’ Na this kind positive energy wey we need make Nigeria no dey fall hand.
So, my people, make we dey watch, I dey tell you say this plan fit change di game! If we fit join hand and pull resources together, who know, tomorrow fit dey shine bright plus clean environment for Naija!
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