Ubulu–Uku community in Aniocha-south Local Government Area of Delta State has been commended for being environmentally friendly during the World Environment Day 2023.
Also, some families received cash gifts for being environmental friendly homes.
The commendation and gifts were done by the Fight Against Desert Encroachment (FADE) in collaboration with Ubulu-Uku Progressives Foundation (UPF), and the Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun (FUPRE).
The cash gifts were presented after a walk in commemoration of the World Environment Day 2023, in Ubulu-Uku.
The renewal walk tagged: ‘Beat Plastic Pollutions’, led by United Nations’ Ambassador for Environment, Newton Jibunoh, went round the town preaching the importance of being environmental friendly.
The colourful ceremony saw the active participation of the Executive Chairman of Aniocha South Local Government Area, Jude Chukwunwike, Vice Chairman of the council, Amaka Adigwe, Administrator of UPF, Onwordi Fortune, representatives of FUPRE, as well as other top government functionaries.
The exercise, which simultaneously held in over 143 countries across the world, is a reminder that people’s actions on plastic pollution matter.
During the walk, the team rewarded some Ubulu-Uku residents whose homes were judged to be environmentally friendly owing to some beautification efforts already in place.
Speaking with journalists, Jibunoh, who has crossed the Sahara Desert from Lagos to London three times, said he is satisfied with the level of environmental compliance in the community.
The environmentalist further noted that the people of Aniocha South are lucky to have a leader that understands the importance of cleanliness.
In his usual environmental friendly character, Chukwunwike said the World Environment Day compliments the council’s policies on the environment, ”health is wealth and to be free from sickness our environment most be tidy.”
