Thursday 5 July 2018
News Track Magazine: "Our waste to wealth is a reality"- Mrs Lolade Ore...
News Track Magazine: "Our waste to wealth is a reality"- Mrs Lolade Ore...: From the primordial we have known women are the best manager to eke out a living and considering computer age especially with the emergence ...
"Our waste to wealth is a reality"- Mrs Lolade Oresanwo; West African Energy Director Operation, OYOWMA
From the primordial we have known women are the best manager to eke out a living and considering computer age especially with the emergence of some more enlightened and educated women-folks managing some aspects of responsibilities at offices, in some organizations; then seeing some women at their seats of responsibilities and sections of work, one would surely agree to the fact that women are truly the best manager indeed, to coordinate both human and natural resources well, no matter the level of it, to succeed, in achieving the best ever known- success and this is exactly what Mrs Lolade Oresanwo is rightly doing, with an obvious attestation; that she is doing well at her place of work, in the section of Oyo State Waste Management; right acting as Operation Manager for West African Energy.
What has been your challenges thus far, in the course of your service to the residence in Oyo State and Ibadan especially?
One of the biggest challenges our contractors are facing is the attitude of our people , about sixty percentage are happy, want to pay and patronize our contractors, there is a problem of some percentage who feels the collection should be free and it is the government responsibility to collect their waste , I mean there is a lesson there , people needs to know the advantage of dealing with clearing waste around them than sitting on it, and they also need to know that the contractors too need to run the cost of running the business at the expenses and maintain the vehicle they use , to collect the waste . I think balancing both; that it is the challenge and definitely we are overcoming them. I'm proud to say about seventy percentage of Oyo State have been covered, some parts that have not been is as a result of accessibility, which we are working with the community on right now, to provide bins , to ensure that there are bins liners, we thank the excellency for supporting us so much, for supporting us, because he wants a situation where bins-liners would be provided to those community we cannot reach, community based service would be provided to those places, like Bere, Oje, so that we can be able to go there and access these places easier and this year have been particularly good because even with the incessant rain; we have been having people that are bringing out their waste, we have not hear of flooding , as they now know you don't have to put your waste in the flood, because they have been putting them in the flood before , the awareness has improved people now, to know that it is not about draining,but to encourage them have clean environment in a sustainable manner and the good news is that today; we have very, very, good companies that are willing to partner with us, even West African Energy ; it has started with a company who with disposable-glass will be recycling into nylon in Oyo State today in Oluyole , there are several companies sponsoring us, there is a company that is now going to produce compose from disposable-waste that we are collecting from households and markets, so improvement are accomplished and we are very, very, happy about that.
How often do you have interface with your contractors?
Oh, we have stakeholders' meeting with our contractors regularly, because of the new technology we are having today, when chat is shown easily, we have a group chat with our contractors immediately they face a challenge, they post it on a group chat, so that other contractors could learn and work together and it is quite easy for us to work together .
How far have you gone with the enlightenment of the public, those customers of yours particularly?
Yes, we have an enlightenment team that goes out especially in the area of market, particularly in the area we have especially market, the small community are fine , but it is only the market we have problems with and it is only those markets we are definitely sure that with continuous enlightenment and advocacy they will comply, out of the numerous markets ; over fifty-million in Ibadan, we have been able to drive about twenty-five thousand to comply, even Bodija market we have a conversation about their waste and now they have engaged the contractors , Alesinloye, Oje markets are doing the same, all are paying the contractors, the education is really working, as it is not everytime we have to be using force or shout at people you have to do it, it is actually trying to let them see the problems associated to not doing things at the right time.
Definitely this is public-oriented strategic approach, can we say you are making enough to compensate all the effort in cost and commitment you give?
We are covering our cost, the profit is going to come from having additional people , who will ensure their waste is collected by the registered contractors, we have appealed to them to pay the contractors that are doing the work, because they want the city and state to be clean, and there is a commitment to the transformation , restoration agenda, of his excellency and to ensure that Oyo State is restored back to its glory, transforming the city from being the dirtiest, thank God we don't have that name again, so the transformation agenda and the restoration we have to ensure that we key into it, so it is not just about the profit but to restore Oyo State back to its glory and our contractors are fully engaged and aware hence I'm proud to be part of that.
Where are you coming from and who are you?
My name is Lolade Oresanwo , I'm a daughter of the soil, I'm a local person, most of our staff are local ,even some are double in-depth related and we pride ourselves in using local content and intelligence to build and do the best of our work , we have experience doing our work the best it should be.
What is your antecedent?
We are not just new, we do waste management and we have been doing it for long.
Are you a workaholic with what we saw about your promptness and passion for the job, quite some minutes ago we have been here , seeing you having series of meeting with your members of staff?
That is all what we do, that is the name of the game and we work so that we can do the best and that is the only way we can do it to make us happy hence we have to work , at least today is Monday, so we have to work , considering that our staff have to be occupied, to work, we need to plan and know where we are going by the end of the week and to make sure the people that are committed, collecting the waste of the state are happy, those women; seventy-five percentage of our staff are women, we need to make sure they are happy and that they are well equipped ,with the proper pp, to get their jobs done.
What is the work force and are the youth really benefiting under your management, in respect of employment?
It is mostly the youth we are engaging, that is what we are advocating, there is a lot of opportunity , but you have to put your head down, you have to be dogged, determined and work hard, I believe in growing organic resource from the organization, we don't need to bring anybody from the outside to solve our local problem, because the problems are local to us and we should be able to solve our problems ourselves internally. and to be frank with you our waste to wealth is a reality.
Ma, whoever see you will know you have passion for what you are doing, then what is your philosophy of life, how do you take life and what do you count life to be all about?
Life is not about enjoying the most of time, life is hard, circumstances around everybody is hard, that is why you have got to make sure of what you have and that is what I'm doing, I make sure any circumstances I found myself I make sure I put in my best and that is what I take my enjoyment from and that is why I'm happy.
This was how we came to the end,of our exclusive interview with this rare woman of excellence in management, who with courtesy and good human relation responded well, to enlighten us better, about the state of things,in respect of waste management under her responsibility at the Oyo State Waste Management Section tagged OYOWMA representing West African Energy.
What has been your challenges thus far, in the course of your service to the residence in Oyo State and Ibadan especially?
One of the biggest challenges our contractors are facing is the attitude of our people , about sixty percentage are happy, want to pay and patronize our contractors, there is a problem of some percentage who feels the collection should be free and it is the government responsibility to collect their waste , I mean there is a lesson there , people needs to know the advantage of dealing with clearing waste around them than sitting on it, and they also need to know that the contractors too need to run the cost of running the business at the expenses and maintain the vehicle they use , to collect the waste . I think balancing both; that it is the challenge and definitely we are overcoming them. I'm proud to say about seventy percentage of Oyo State have been covered, some parts that have not been is as a result of accessibility, which we are working with the community on right now, to provide bins , to ensure that there are bins liners, we thank the excellency for supporting us so much, for supporting us, because he wants a situation where bins-liners would be provided to those community we cannot reach, community based service would be provided to those places, like Bere, Oje, so that we can be able to go there and access these places easier and this year have been particularly good because even with the incessant rain; we have been having people that are bringing out their waste, we have not hear of flooding , as they now know you don't have to put your waste in the flood, because they have been putting them in the flood before , the awareness has improved people now, to know that it is not about draining,but to encourage them have clean environment in a sustainable manner and the good news is that today; we have very, very, good companies that are willing to partner with us, even West African Energy ; it has started with a company who with disposable-glass will be recycling into nylon in Oyo State today in Oluyole , there are several companies sponsoring us, there is a company that is now going to produce compose from disposable-waste that we are collecting from households and markets, so improvement are accomplished and we are very, very, happy about that.
How often do you have interface with your contractors?
Oh, we have stakeholders' meeting with our contractors regularly, because of the new technology we are having today, when chat is shown easily, we have a group chat with our contractors immediately they face a challenge, they post it on a group chat, so that other contractors could learn and work together and it is quite easy for us to work together .
How far have you gone with the enlightenment of the public, those customers of yours particularly?
Yes, we have an enlightenment team that goes out especially in the area of market, particularly in the area we have especially market, the small community are fine , but it is only the market we have problems with and it is only those markets we are definitely sure that with continuous enlightenment and advocacy they will comply, out of the numerous markets ; over fifty-million in Ibadan, we have been able to drive about twenty-five thousand to comply, even Bodija market we have a conversation about their waste and now they have engaged the contractors , Alesinloye, Oje markets are doing the same, all are paying the contractors, the education is really working, as it is not everytime we have to be using force or shout at people you have to do it, it is actually trying to let them see the problems associated to not doing things at the right time.
Definitely this is public-oriented strategic approach, can we say you are making enough to compensate all the effort in cost and commitment you give?
We are covering our cost, the profit is going to come from having additional people , who will ensure their waste is collected by the registered contractors, we have appealed to them to pay the contractors that are doing the work, because they want the city and state to be clean, and there is a commitment to the transformation , restoration agenda, of his excellency and to ensure that Oyo State is restored back to its glory, transforming the city from being the dirtiest, thank God we don't have that name again, so the transformation agenda and the restoration we have to ensure that we key into it, so it is not just about the profit but to restore Oyo State back to its glory and our contractors are fully engaged and aware hence I'm proud to be part of that.
Where are you coming from and who are you?
My name is Lolade Oresanwo , I'm a daughter of the soil, I'm a local person, most of our staff are local ,even some are double in-depth related and we pride ourselves in using local content and intelligence to build and do the best of our work , we have experience doing our work the best it should be.
What is your antecedent?
We are not just new, we do waste management and we have been doing it for long.
Are you a workaholic with what we saw about your promptness and passion for the job, quite some minutes ago we have been here , seeing you having series of meeting with your members of staff?
That is all what we do, that is the name of the game and we work so that we can do the best and that is the only way we can do it to make us happy hence we have to work , at least today is Monday, so we have to work , considering that our staff have to be occupied, to work, we need to plan and know where we are going by the end of the week and to make sure the people that are committed, collecting the waste of the state are happy, those women; seventy-five percentage of our staff are women, we need to make sure they are happy and that they are well equipped ,with the proper pp, to get their jobs done.
What is the work force and are the youth really benefiting under your management, in respect of employment?
It is mostly the youth we are engaging, that is what we are advocating, there is a lot of opportunity , but you have to put your head down, you have to be dogged, determined and work hard, I believe in growing organic resource from the organization, we don't need to bring anybody from the outside to solve our local problem, because the problems are local to us and we should be able to solve our problems ourselves internally. and to be frank with you our waste to wealth is a reality.
Ma, whoever see you will know you have passion for what you are doing, then what is your philosophy of life, how do you take life and what do you count life to be all about?
Life is not about enjoying the most of time, life is hard, circumstances around everybody is hard, that is why you have got to make sure of what you have and that is what I'm doing, I make sure any circumstances I found myself I make sure I put in my best and that is what I take my enjoyment from and that is why I'm happy.
This was how we came to the end,of our exclusive interview with this rare woman of excellence in management, who with courtesy and good human relation responded well, to enlighten us better, about the state of things,in respect of waste management under her responsibility at the Oyo State Waste Management Section tagged OYOWMA representing West African Energy.
Wednesday 4 July 2018
News Track Magazine: "Governor Abiola Ajimobi Is an Achiever, there is ...
News Track Magazine: "Governor Abiola Ajimobi Is an Achiever, there is ...: If surely "there is no where to anywhere than to start from where one is"; then it is better for anybody looking for the fact abou...
"Governor Abiola Ajimobi Is an Achiever, there is no doubt about that"-Oba Dr. Lekan Balogun
If surely "there is no where to anywhere than to start from where one is"; then it is better for anybody looking for the fact about his or her background, the history from a custodian of knowledge as an elder, in order to have the best of the fact of the history, hence talking about culture and tradition , which is essential for anybody wanting to enhance his or her understanding about and this is the reason why our Newstrack-Online thought it behooves us to stretched further, by having an exclusive interview with Oba Dr. Lekan Balogun who talked with us extensively, on what is the value of culture and history cum the benefit therein in egungun festival, which he un-winded as reported below.
Sir,what is the importance of tradition and culture considering egungun festival and where are they helping in the generational development of our society, especially that of the Yoruba?
Essentially culture is an inherited product, it is another way of saying culture now represent your past and mine, and it is a worthwhile way of displaying the aspect our living in togetherness, to remember our forefathers and their values as inherited from generation to another, while it is better to present them, at least people without the knowledge of their history are like a tree without a root" even if masquerade is only a means of entertaining; it worth preserving, if it is a means of reflecting our old culture and history's effect, it worth preserving, which is why we are preserving masquerade.
With what we have seen as development and some probable changes in the areas of security, road-network, education under the present administration of Governor Ajimobi, sir with due reservation we thus ask you is Governor Ajimobi an achiever?
He is a great achiever, no doubt about it, he may be temperament , but in terms of concrete reality of achievement he is a real achiever, look at the roads-network, education, health, it is the most unusual things that happened in this area, the life that constitute likes of the society, life of the product of the society; that is you and I, he has done very, very well, he may be temperamental, he may be impatient with people, who are not performance, not very intelligent, but he is a great achiever.
This is on the present killing in Nigeria here and there and as a father, king and a man of much experience, we like you to tell us what is the solution you could proffer, to make sure the killing is brought to an end?
The government should be upright , dealing with the problem, if a government cannot preserve the lives of the people it governs; why is it government and why are they governing the people, the herdsmen are killing the people everywhere, like they kill fowls, it is not right, it is unacceptable, whatever the basis may be, and the basic reason was said to be religion, in this day and age , why should anybody kill anybody , because of religion, in some cases a father may be Muslim and the children are Christians, some other children may be Muslim too in the same family, will they kill themselves, why will you leave your own territory and go other-side to start killing those who are not in the same religion, bible and quran described murder as sin, who do they thought they are fooling, the government should be prompt and deal with the problem, applying the law of the land, for everybody to sit up, but if the government is folding hands and watching ; then you are encouraging and that means you are not governing in that area and that means you have no legitimate right to govern in that area.
What is your comment on the Governor Ajimobi performance this second term he has been in the office?
I said it before, he's been wonderful, I hate commenting on his performance, because some people believe we are close, but you know I don't respect that kind of factor; closeness to anybody , at-least if I don't say it to him in the open I say it to him privately, but I have never had the cause to criticize him bitterly, some things he does I don't belittle him until he accept, I talk to him privately and he check his policy to change it, so how can I fault a man like that, if one makes the mistake of pursuing a wrong cause and I say aburo why must you do this one, two, three reasons; before you know it, he can drop it, what can you then say about a man like that, he is doing well and I'm happy with it, I don't even know who can succeed him , at that level of his performance, honestly I don't, at the level of his performance, and it is usual of people in power not to listen to correction but in his case, it is not unusual for him to listen to correction and change and in terms of public-personality conduct you can't beat him, true !
BY AND LARGE THIS WAS HOW WE CAME TO THE CONCLUSION OF OUR INTERVIEW WITH THE OBA DR. LEKAN BALOGUN, WHO THROUGH THIS INTERVIEW ENRICHED US BETTER, TO KNOW MUCH FACTS FROM WHY WE ALWAYS ALLOW THE CULTURAL ASPECT OF EGUNGUN FESTIVAL TO HAPPEN YEARLY.
Sir,what is the importance of tradition and culture considering egungun festival and where are they helping in the generational development of our society, especially that of the Yoruba?
Essentially culture is an inherited product, it is another way of saying culture now represent your past and mine, and it is a worthwhile way of displaying the aspect our living in togetherness, to remember our forefathers and their values as inherited from generation to another, while it is better to present them, at least people without the knowledge of their history are like a tree without a root" even if masquerade is only a means of entertaining; it worth preserving, if it is a means of reflecting our old culture and history's effect, it worth preserving, which is why we are preserving masquerade.
With what we have seen as development and some probable changes in the areas of security, road-network, education under the present administration of Governor Ajimobi, sir with due reservation we thus ask you is Governor Ajimobi an achiever?
He is a great achiever, no doubt about it, he may be temperament , but in terms of concrete reality of achievement he is a real achiever, look at the roads-network, education, health, it is the most unusual things that happened in this area, the life that constitute likes of the society, life of the product of the society; that is you and I, he has done very, very well, he may be temperamental, he may be impatient with people, who are not performance, not very intelligent, but he is a great achiever.
This is on the present killing in Nigeria here and there and as a father, king and a man of much experience, we like you to tell us what is the solution you could proffer, to make sure the killing is brought to an end?
The government should be upright , dealing with the problem, if a government cannot preserve the lives of the people it governs; why is it government and why are they governing the people, the herdsmen are killing the people everywhere, like they kill fowls, it is not right, it is unacceptable, whatever the basis may be, and the basic reason was said to be religion, in this day and age , why should anybody kill anybody , because of religion, in some cases a father may be Muslim and the children are Christians, some other children may be Muslim too in the same family, will they kill themselves, why will you leave your own territory and go other-side to start killing those who are not in the same religion, bible and quran described murder as sin, who do they thought they are fooling, the government should be prompt and deal with the problem, applying the law of the land, for everybody to sit up, but if the government is folding hands and watching ; then you are encouraging and that means you are not governing in that area and that means you have no legitimate right to govern in that area.
What is your comment on the Governor Ajimobi performance this second term he has been in the office?
I said it before, he's been wonderful, I hate commenting on his performance, because some people believe we are close, but you know I don't respect that kind of factor; closeness to anybody , at-least if I don't say it to him in the open I say it to him privately, but I have never had the cause to criticize him bitterly, some things he does I don't belittle him until he accept, I talk to him privately and he check his policy to change it, so how can I fault a man like that, if one makes the mistake of pursuing a wrong cause and I say aburo why must you do this one, two, three reasons; before you know it, he can drop it, what can you then say about a man like that, he is doing well and I'm happy with it, I don't even know who can succeed him , at that level of his performance, honestly I don't, at the level of his performance, and it is usual of people in power not to listen to correction but in his case, it is not unusual for him to listen to correction and change and in terms of public-personality conduct you can't beat him, true !
BY AND LARGE THIS WAS HOW WE CAME TO THE CONCLUSION OF OUR INTERVIEW WITH THE OBA DR. LEKAN BALOGUN, WHO THROUGH THIS INTERVIEW ENRICHED US BETTER, TO KNOW MUCH FACTS FROM WHY WE ALWAYS ALLOW THE CULTURAL ASPECT OF EGUNGUN FESTIVAL TO HAPPEN YEARLY.
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