Mr Ola Oresanya
Member
Mr. Ola Oresanya is the Current Honourable Commissioner for Environment, Ogun State. He is a recognized authority in Waste Management and Environmental development in Africa. He holds a BSc degree in Geology from University of Ibadan and MSc in Environmental Management & Ecology from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. He is Alumnus of Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University, Massachusetts U.S.A.
He had a successful tenure as Managing Director/CEO of Lagos Waste Management Authority,(LAWMA) from May 2005 to August 2015. He is the Managing Director and Co-founder of Globetech Remedial Limited. He is a Lead Consultant to the UN-Habiatat/UNEP, Federal and several State Governments on Waste Management issues. He served as member of the design review team of Keele Valley Landfill Site, Ontario Canada and supervised World Bank sponsored Lagos Landfill Site Design & Construction, Lagos.
He has been elected to several scientific academies including Nigerian Mining and Geo-science Society (MNMGS), Nigerian Environmental Society (MNES), Waste Management Society of Nigeria (WAMASON) among others. He served as the West African Regional Coordinator for Technical Working Committee on Medical Waste Management in ECOWAS sub-region, Board Chairman, Extended Producers Responsibility Organisation of Nigeria (EPRON), Board Member, Recycling Association of Nigeria (RAN)