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ILAJELAND: ECOLOGICAL DEVASTATION AND MATTER ARISING

Water pollution in Ilaje land profoundly impact the local community, ecosystem, economy.

Contaminated water resource endangered public health exposing resident to waterborne disease due to consumption and use of pollution water for drinking and bathing. This lead to increase healthcare cost and loss of productivity suffer individual fall ill.

The local ecosystem suffer our aquatic life negativitly altering pollution of water in Ilaje can lead to decline of fish population and biological diversity, which are vital for maintaining the ecological balance and sustaining local livelihood.

The economic significance are affect, pollution affect to get way industries, which are essental for the community income. The economic activities on coastal landscape support traditon , livelihood such as fishing, farming and salt production. The Ilaje people heavily on marine resources, with fish being a major resources a major source of income and food. 

The environment challenger: the  Ilaje region face significal environment challenges such as coastal erosion, flooding, and the impact climate change. Issue of land: Ownership and access to resource can lead to conflict within community and between different groups such a fishman and oil companies.

Air significant influence in  Ilaje, particularly through its effect on climate, weather pattern, environmental condition. However, with the recent increase due to global warming, temperature and other factors such as  gas-flaring on oil rigs in Ilaje and other places. Our air quality had been compromised.

Moreover ; there are several matter matters arising a result of devastation in Ilaje land. Take for instance, general laziness among our youths, people don't become lazy overnight. Fishing for days without making a meaningful catch can certainly lead to discouragement and having no interest in fishing. 

Furthermore, sea incursion like we witnessed at Ayetoro had been ravaging communities on the coast line of Ilaje without any remedy in sight. It is annoying and supremely painful to watch as our plight played out on social media for the purpose of driving traffic while our lawmakers enjoy back in Abuja. Ayetoro has been done once year ago still nothing has been on site. Mese community had totally been taken over by sea water while Molutehin etc ...

 

ECOLOGICAL DEVASTATION OF ILAJELAND MATTERS ARISING

in  AFROSKY ESSAY COMPETITION 2025

by IKUOMOLA ENIOLA

on 28-06-2025 | "Voting Start & End Date "Jun 28, 2025, 7:00 AMJul 7, 2025, 6:00 PM (Europe/Berlin)

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