By B Buhdih
Moved by the recognition, Elvis Paul said that he is touched that his little efforts have caught public attention. He added that the award will serve as a stimulant for him to continue to with his work in fostering sustainable actions.
When News Breaks Out, We Break In. (The 2014 Bloggies Finalist)
HRH Fon Gwan Mbanyasiq handing award to Elvis Paul |
One of Cameroon's environmentalist currently working with the Great Green Wall for the Sahara and Sahel (African Union) who was voted last year as Best Climate Change Campaigner has received the belated award. Elvis Paul Tangem, it should be noted was
voted last year by readers The Eye Newspaper as the Best Climate Change
Campaigner the year. Yet he was not present at the fun-filled award ceremony in
Nkambe last August 9, 2014 due to his busy schedule. The belated award was
recently handed to him a forth night ago. Before handing the award to Elvis,
the President of Cameroon Traditional Rulers Against Climate Change recommended
his efforts in fostering the wellbeing of Mother Earth. According to HRH Fon
Gwan Mbanyamsiq, the award is the fruit of hard work, determination,
development orientation and dynamism.
On his part the
chairman of The Eye jury Award, Gwain Colbert Fulai outlined that Elvis Paul
joined the African Union, he had proven himself as an exemplary organized
person and refined environmentalist. As one of the prominent environmentalists his
abilities impacted lives in the North West Region when he was working with the
FAO and later Burkina Faso where he worked with Tree Seed.
Gwain Colbert handing Award to HRH Fon Mbanyamsiq |
Today’s glories, they
say are the products of yesterday’s planning. Thus tomorrow’s better days are
also the product of today’s planning. But do people ever plan for tomorrow?
Most people do not, relaying on the adage that let tomorrow take care of
itself. This is however a defeatist nature by those who are weak. That is why
those who adopt this do not excel in life. But those who do are always able to
draw a line from one cause to effect. This is certainly so with
environmentalists because sustainable development has become a singsong on
every lip and modern technology has placed humanity on a fast line. But on this
fast line, many do falter while rare species like Elvis Paul Tangem do excel.
That is why young men with extraordinary abilities
like Elvis Paul Tangem could hide from the public eye. To HRH Fon Mbanyamsiq,
the award is to encourage him in his cause for humanity. Moved by the recognition, Elvis Paul said that he is touched that his little efforts have caught public attention. He added that the award will serve as a stimulant for him to continue to with his work in fostering sustainable actions.
When News Breaks Out, We Break In. (The 2014 Bloggies Finalist)
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