LASG tasks youths on environmental sustainability

· Rewards winners of quiz competition with cash prizes

· Rewards winners of quiz competition with cash prizes

The Lagos State Government, through four of its agencies, has tasked youths to promote environmental sustainability and activism, declaring its readiness to further enlighten students on the vulnerability of the environment, unfriendly environmental practices and the need to adopt a more sustainable lifestyle.

A joint statement issued by the General Manager, Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency, (LASEPA), Dr. Dolapo Fasawe; the Managing Director, Lagos State Waste Management Authority

(LAWMA), Mr. Ibrahim Odumboni; Managing Director, Lagos State Signage & Advertising Agency

(LASAA), Prince Adedamola Docemo; and the General Manager, Lagos State Parks and Gardens Agency, Mrs. Adetoun Popoola, urged students to sustain the environment against pollution.

The statement was released after an advocacy talk and quiz competition organised to test students on basic topics about the environment during the 25th convocation ceremony of the Lagos State University (LASU), held in Ojo, Lagos.

According to the organisers, the advocacy was initiated to felicitate with Lagos State University, (LASU), on its 25th Convocation and further reawaken the consciousness of students to actions against pollution.

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