Stakeholders in environment protection should not be deceived by loud noise made across the country to mark this year’s World Environment Day. As expected, a number of states observed World Environmental Day by staging some talk shows or organizing tree-planting activities. The Acting United States (U.S.) Consul General, Brandon Hudspeth participated in a tree-planting event with students of St. Savior’s School, Ebute Metta, Lagos, along with the General Manager of the Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA). Essentially, World Environment Day is merely used by government officials to deliver beautiful keynote speeches and rehearse the same environmental problems plaguing the country without providing any solution. It is time governments at all levels embark on concrete actions to stem these endemic problems, beyond the fanfare of marking the World Environment Day every year.

Source: The Guardian June 26, 2022 03:12 UTC