BOSG Launches 2024 Tree Planting With 10 Million Seedlings

BOSG launches 2024 tree planting with 10 million seedlings

By Madu Mohammed, Maiduguri

The Borno state government has launched the 2024 tree-planting exercise with 10 million assorted seedlings aimed at controlling desertification in the state.

The tree planting campaign was one of the Nigeria’s largest tree campaign exercise

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

Governmor Zulum said the initiatives includes 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, 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 yamet 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 Borno 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.