Lagos State Government, yesterday, pledged its readiness to partner Ekiti State Government on environmental sustainability.

Speaking while receiving Ondo guests, led by Commissioner for Environment in Ekiti State, Mrs Tosin Aluko-Ajisafe, her counterpart in Lagos State, Tokunbo Wahab, said knowledge sharing is essential to the development for any state that aspires to grow.

He success achieved in the environment sector in Lagos was due to tenacity of leaders.

He said Lagos State Government was determined to move Lagos away from the trajectory of a state with a dirty environment through sustained enforcement and series of advocacy.

“It is like a child that is used to taking milk mixed with honey and water. When you try to change the meal to ordinary water, he would resist but when it is for the good of the child, you would stand your ground, and that is leadership, taking him to where he ought to be,” he said.

He said enforcement is a key to achieving goals, bearing in mind that when enforcement is in place, some residents will embrace the idea while some will resist the change, adding that when enforcement of laws is not in place, development cannot thrive.

Speaking earlier, the Ekiti State Commissioner for Environment, Mrs Tosin Aluko-Ajisafe, who led the delegates, commended Lagos State for the strides achieved in the Environment Sector, saying they are confident that whatever they are able to take away for the state will improve the sector in Ekiti State.