Charlotte Osei interacts with pupils on adherence to environmental standards

Madam Charlotte Osei, the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, on Tuesday enlightened pupils of East Airport International School in Accra on environmental cleanliness.

She urged the pupils to desist from acts that had the potential to deteriorate the environment and adapt the principle of reducing, reusing and recycling of plastic materials.

Madam Osei, who is also an ambassador for the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), was sensitising the pupils on environment as part of the commission's citizenship week celebration on the theme: "The Environment and You".

She indicated that when the environment was not kept well, it would have the potency of endangering the sustainability of a healthy society.

In an interactive session with the pupils, she said every member of the society was trusted with the role of promoting good ecological practices and to report individuals who are determined to destroy the environment.

Some of the pupils identified key challenges in society and suggested ways of mitigating them to ensure that their future was secured.

Madam Osei also educated the pupils on the issue of “Galamsey”, thus, illegal and unlicensed small scale mining.

Asked the use of gutters in the communities, some of the pupils said it was meant to carry sewages to their final destination while another pupil said it was meant to serve waterways.

Madam Osei quickly made the correction that gutters were not made to carry garbage but for drainage purposes, adding that, there was the need to identify the actual usage of social facilities for effective and efficient use.

In unison, the pupils pledged their support and commitment to ensuring that the environment was freed from filth and made healthier to guarantee a sustainable and healthy country.

Mrs Mabel Owusu-Addo, the Principal of the School commended the NCCE for choosing to sensitise the pupils on such a significant issue of national interest.

Madam Osei interacted one on one with some of the pupils, advising them to bold and focus on their education as well as in life, saying that there were many distractions in life but there was the need to focus.