World Environment Day 2023: Ekiti Sets To Celebrate 

By Olarewaju Falayi 

All arrangements is now set to celebrate the year 2023 World Environmental Day in Ekiti State.

The Ekiti State Government as part of it’s plan to make the state clean and worthwhile will be joining the global community in celebrating the World Environment Day for the year 2023, where the state government will unveiled its plan.

According to a press statement from the Permanent Secretary, in the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, Mr. Babatunde Alokan, he said, “the year 2023 World Environment Day would serve as a reminder that individual actions towards plastic pollution matters, stressing the need to dispose plastic waste properly.

The release stated further that the Day is celebrated on 5th June every year with more than 143 countries participating in the celebration.

Alokan described the World Environment Day as a forum for public outreach on a worldwide scale, which offers a theme and a stage each year for governments, NGOs and communities for the promotion of environmental issues.

The theme for 2023 celebration is “Solution to Plastic Pollution”.

The PS, in the statement added, that, “there would be awareness campaign

on plastic and nylon picking to be led by the State Governor, Mr. Biodun Oyebanji”.

According to the press statement, the awareness campaign will kick-start by 7:30 am from Post Office area through Atikankan to Ijigbo Roundabout to Fajuyi pavilion in Ado Ekiti.

The release therefore enjoined all stakeholders to converge at Post Office junction about by 7:00am on Monday, 5th June, 2023.