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September 11, 2024

Borno Launches 2024 Tree Planting With 10m Seedlings

Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State has launched the 2024 tree-planting exercise with 10 million assorted seedlings aimed at controlling desertification in the state.

New Telegraph reports that the tree planting campaign was one of Nigeria’s largest tree campaign exercises.

Flagging off the 2024 tree planting campaign in a Kawuri village of Konduga Local Government Area of the state on Wednesday Governor Babagana Zulum said that in addition to planting trees, his administration had launched several initiatives to reduce carbon emissions into the atmosphere.

Governor Zulum said the initiatives include the procurement of electric vehicles and gas cylinders for distribution to deserving communities, stressing that the state Government established an agency for the Great Green Wall to address problems of desertification and maintain the ecosystem.

The governor assured of his administration’s commitment to protecting Borno’s degrading environment which, had resulted in low rainfall.

Zulum issued a strong warning against cutting down trees in Borno and directed the Secretary to the State Government to work with the State House of Assembly to develop measures that would address the flaws in the existing law on the environment.

In his welcome address, the state’s Commissioner for Environment, Engr Emet Kiose, appealed to non-governmental organisations, clubs, associations and the general public to collect assorted seedlings from the ministry for planting.

The occasion was attended by the APC’s Deputy National Chairman, Ali Bukar Dalori, Member House of Reps, Bukar Talba, rep Speaker Borno State House of Assembly, Engr Abdullahi Askira, Secretary to the State Government, Bukar Tijani, head of Service, Barrister Malam Fannami and other senior officials of Borno State government.

Also, in his remarks, the National Agency for the Great Green Wall (NAGGW) has described Governor Zulum as an environmental champion, noting his administration’s significant achievements in addressing environmental issues.

The Director-General and Chief Executive Officer of the NAGGW, Saleh Abubakar, represented by the agency’s Director of Planning and Policy Coordination, Hajiya Habiba Usman, stated this on Tuesday at Kawuri in Konduga Local Government Area of the state.

“The agency is elated and happy to note that Born is the first state in the country to domesticate the GGW Act by establishing the state agency and appointing the pioneer Director General,” Abubakar said

“Thus, the NAGGW is glad to be part of the tree-planting campaign, as this not only complements the agency’s interventions but also shows the Borno State Government’s commitment to addressing environmental challenges associated with land degradation and climate change,” he added.

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