DIRECTOR, Centre for Environmental Studies and
Sustainable Development, CESSED, Prof. Babajide
Elemo, has called on the academia to serve as the
knowledge base of the government.
He made the call at the Centre’s public lecture on
‘Public Water Supply in the Mega City of Lagos’
handled by guest lecturer Dr. Bola Balogun, Assistant
General Manager,Quality Control, Lagos Water
Corporation and unveiling of its new nomenclature and
logo.
“An appraisal of efforts thus far has showed that the
centre has fairly fulfilled its objective of training
personnel, it has however not matched its objectives in
other cardinal areas such as research, establishing
synergy with ministry agencies and multinational
companies and creating awareness of its existence and
relevance within and outside the country.” Elemo said.
Stating the role of the academia in providing portable
water in Lagos, Dr Bola Balogun said; “The academia
needs to build capacity for water supply and develop
knowledge based innovative solutions to local
problems of improving services in the sector.
They also need to generate, collect and store quality
long term data that will help provide a basis for
planning. Finding lasting solutions to water treatment
and research into salient water incursion is also a way
the academia can contribute to resolving water
generation supply and supply challenges.”
Stating the need for the public lecture, Prof. Elemo,
said; “There is an increasing concern about the
contamination of the various bodies of water available
in Lagos and this is the reason why the university has
deemed it fit to invite her partners in the Ministries of
Environment, Agriculture, Health, Local Government
Sole Administrators and stakeholders, to find lasting
solutions as water itself carries a large proportion in
the composition and maintenance of life.
“Locally the major environmental problems include oil
spillage, deforestation associated with soil erosion,
ozone layer depletion, desertification, acid deposition
as well as water and air pollution. The impact of
environmental degradation is more severe in Lagos
being the commercial nerve centre of the country.
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