SDG 6 : CLEANEDGE SOLUTIONS DETERMINE TO TACKLE OYO ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES

BY TOPE MUSOWO

A private Initiative responsible for clean environment, CleanEdge Solutions has pledged to tackle the numerous environmental challenges currently confronting Oyo State in Nigeria through its clean Oyo programme.

In a Statement made available to Devcom Nigeria,signed by the D.G of CleanEdge Solutions,Mr. Tope Ogunweide,the organization reiterated its commitment  towards ensuring a clean Oyo State.

 This Initiative according to the statement is the organization's own way of working towards the achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals to be achieved by year 2030,particularly goal 6 which takes about access to water and clean environment.

 The statement read in part;"Back in 2015, when the United Nations established a set of shared goals and targets for achieving sustainable development around the world, the development community has been energized, excited but a little bit wary. While the ambition contained in the Global Goals is high, the challenge is very high as well. 

We do not yet know how things will unfold, but one thing is for sure: the scale, scope and complexity of the economic, environmental and social transformation to come will be such that no one sector- government, businesses, civil society or academia- will be able to manage the development alone. 

We are going to need some coalition that will bring different sectors together if we are to achieve the set goals.

Civil society organizations, with their capacity for increasing accountability and promoting development plays a very important role if partnership with both governments and businesses can be fostered. By sharing information, resources, activities and capabilities, we can achieve things together that we can never achieve alone.

At CleanEdge Solutions, we are already busy planning strategic partnership, and a particular priority for us now is to improve the cleanliness of Oyo state. We at CleanEdge have the expertise, knowledge and capacity at all levels to contribute to development, especially at the national and community levels. We are looking forward to creating a shared value which will help mobilize businesses to identify and focus on specific efforts to support the SDGs.

We hope to achieve a cleaner Oyo State by 2025 through massive waste education in secondary and tertiary schools of the state, waste collection and waste house where activities such as Recycling, Organic Fertilizer production, Sanders production from Plastics and turn Oyo state capital to a conducive haven for everyone to live in",the statement read.