Maiden University of Nigeria Campus Clean Up Records Massive Success
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About Plogging Nigeria Club; University of Nigeria Nsukka
Plogging is a combination of jogging with
picking up refuse (Plocka up + Jogging). Plogging Nigeria is an
organisation with a vision to birth” Fit People in Clean Communities”.
Plogging Nigeria’s vision is to promote a culture of responsible and
sustainable interaction with the environment as well as embracing an
active lifestyle that recognises the immense benefit of mental and
physical fitness. For the club, it is imperative to inspire group of
committed youths and students-alike in taking responsible actions
towards environmental protection and sustainability, especially
addressing the negative effects of plastic pollution on the environment.
In the University of Nigeria Nsukka, the Plogging club has taken it
upon itself to conduct environmental sanitation interventions
fortnightly on the university campus. The fast-growing organisation
currently has clubs in 14 institutions around Nigeria. On the different
online platforms, Plogging Nigeria can be found on Twitter via the
handle ‘@ploggingnigeria’, the organisation also has Facebook, Instagram
and LinkedIn accounts.
UNN Maiden Campus Clean Up: A rise to Environmental Sustainability in the University of Nigeria
Over several decades since the
inauguration of the University of Nigeria, several administrations have
come and gone without any plan to ensure the environmental
sustainability of the University of Nigeria community. However, the
administration of Prof. Charles Igwe, the amiable vice – chancellor saw
it fit to take strategic steps to ensure environmental sustainability in
the community. Of all issues sampled, solid waste management was found
as the most adamant problem in the University community. Hence, it was
upon this backdrop that Plogging Nigeria Club of the University of
Nigeria, designed a programme plan to devise an exercise which will
ensure unification of efforts between staff and students of our beloved
citadel of learning in the fight against proper solid waste disposal.
This programme was the UNN Campus Clean Up (UNNCCUP).
The Maiden UNN Campus Clean Up (UNNCCUP), which was held on the 8th
February 2020 was a brainchild of the Plogging Nigeria Club University
of Nigeria Nsukka. The exercise was carried out with the support of the
Dean Student Affairs Department, Director Youth Friendly Centre,
Director ICT Unit, STRACEP and the Environmental Committee of the
University of Nigeria, Nsukka. The cleanup was conducted with support
from the Rotary Club of Nsukka, Rotaract Club of the University of
Nigeria Nsukka, Ideal Life City, Lagos Waste Reporter, SPE, YANGG, Smart
Resource Nigeria, LionFM, UNN Campus Life and the UNN Medical Center.
The UNNCCUP exercise was led by the
club’s Principal and Head Ploggas, Ayodeji Omilabu and Chris Ikechi
respectively. The clean-up exercise was aimed towards encouraging
individual participation of all members of the university community in
the promotion of a healthy and sustainable environment, especially in
the area of practices of solid waste management. In Mr. Omilabus’s
words, “The experience from our Plogging Episodes which has been focused
on solid waste handling and management drew our attention to the
unsatisfactory state of the University environment, particularly the
hostels and business areas of the university”. This, and the insatiable
drive of the amiable Vice Chancellor of the university – Prof, Charles
Igwe to ensure environmental sustainability, motivated the decision to
host the first ever University of Nigeria clean-up exercise. The Head
Plogga of the club, Chris Ikechi reported that “this clean-up was a
forum to strengthen our commitment as part of the University community
in furthering the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals of
the United Nations, especially in this Decade of Action.”
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