AOCOED wins award

The Provost, Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education Otto/Ijanikin (AOCOED) Otto/Ijanikin, Mr Wasiu Olalekan Bashorun, has thanked the Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Raji Fashola for recognising the efforts of the college in the state’s tree planting exercise which started seven years ago.
On Monday, Fashola presented the college with the ‘Best nurtured tree’ award (tertiary Institution Category).
Bashorun received the award on behalf of the college at Alausa secretariat, Ikeja.
Addressing the workers and students same day during the tree planting exercise, Bashorun who was represented by the Dean, School of Vocational and Technical Education, Oluwole Isiaka Adeshina, said the award is a challenge to do more.
“It is a good one for us. It simply means government recognises us for what we have been doing. Therefore, we see this as a challenge for us to improve on our performances,” he said.
Bashorun said tree planting has become a culture at the college and is done outside the designated date.
He said: “AOCOED in the last six years has taken tree planting exercise beyond being a yearly thing; It has become more of a ritual. We have started to mark significant occasions and ceremonies with planting of trees and this is evident in the various trees that dot the college premises and serve as rendezvous for numerous students of our great college.

In his speech, Fashola who was represented by the Deputy Provost, Mr Wole Ajose, said through the tree planting campaign, Lagos is playing its little role to protect the earth.
“It is not news that the global environment has been ravaged by eco-degradation leading to climate change. This is a cumulative effect of years of environment negligence on man’s part. It is therefore expedient that we put in our best efforts to rehabilitate the environment.
“Apart from the aesthetic value of the trees, the health and environmental benefits are also innumerable. This exercise has also generated 75, 168 employment opportunities for horticulturist, pruners, gardeners, welders, tanker drivers, security personnel, down to water boy, all of who help to keep the trees alive,” he said.
source: http://thenationonlineng.net/new/aocoed-wins-award/

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