COWA Launches Adopt-A-School Environmental Campaign in Ogun State

 


President of the Customs Officers’ Wives Association (COWA), Mrs Kikelomo Adeniyi, has unveiled the Adopt-A-School Campaign as part of efforts to promote environmental protection and address climate change in Nigeria.


Mrs Adeniyi launched the initiative at the Nigeria Customs School, Idiroko, Ogun State.


She explained that 250 students drawn from five customs commands would be selected as Green Ambassadors to promote environmental awareness and sustainable practices within their schools and host communities.


According to her, the initiative is designed to encourage young people to take responsibility for protecting the environment.


Mrs Adeniyi urged the students to begin with simple but impactful actions such as planting trees, maintaining clean surroundings and promoting responsible environmental practices.




She noted that communities around the world were already facing increasing environmental challenges including flooding, rising temperatures and the impact of plastic waste on water bodies, which had continued to threaten health, agriculture and livelihoods.


The COWA President also announced the launch of the Green Water Sustainability Initiative, a national programme aimed at promoting environmental responsibility within customs communities and across the country.


Earlier, the Acting Customs Controller of Ogun I Area Command, Mr Oladapo Afeni, had explained that the Green Border Initiative aligned with national and global calls for environmental responsibility.


Mr Afeni added that the programme would also help to strengthen relationships between the Nigeria Customs Service and host communities along border areas.


He reaffirmed the commitment of the command to collaborate with COWA in advancing initiatives that would promote community welfare and environmental sustainability.


The event featured the planting of trees within the school premises and the decoration of selected students as Green Ambassadors.

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