All environment-related clubs in Lagos State schools on Wednesday came under one umbrella known as Environmental Bees Club, with the First Lady, Dr. Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, charging the students to become agents of positive change of the environment.
The First Lady, speaking during the launch of the Environmental Bees Club (EBC) at the Adeyemi-Bero Auditorium, Alausa, pointed out that there is a need for sustainable environmental education with the involvement of the younger generation of students.
She explained that the practice only serves as a panacea to the yearnings for a greener environment through attitudinal and self-monitoring approach, stressing that nowadays the environment has more issues with humanity’s footprints almost everywhere, such as changes in the natural world having greater consequences regarding climate change, famine, pollution of all forms and indiscriminate dumping of refuse.
She said: "With the formal launch, students, who are the hope of the future, are adequately updated and equipped with the skills and information to transform the environment into a greener one for the benefit of all".
She described the launch, which also featured the unveiling of an EBC training manual, as a brilliant collaborative initiative aimed at tackling environmental challenges that promote a sustainable environment.
The Environmental Bees Club and Training Manual for Handlers of the club were later officially unveiled by Mrs Sanwo-Olu with the assistance of the Wife of the Deputy Governor, Mrs Oluremi Hamzat, the Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources and other dignitaries.
