Trees
By Thompson Yamput
Lokoja, June 6, 2024 (NAN) The National Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission (N-HYPPADEC) has enjoined the residents of Kogi to cultivate habit of tree planting to prevent flooding and environmental degradation.
Kogi N-HYPPADEC Coordinator Joan Oguche made the call in Lokoja during inauguration of Tree planting exercise at Federal University Lokoja (FUL) to commemorate the 2024 World Environment Day.
Oguche warned against indiscriminate felling of trees without replacement and clogging of the drains with sewage.
“Celebrating the Environment Day brings to our consciousness to appreciate the environment and make it a better place for habitation and better life
“This is why the theme for this year’s celebration — “Land Restoration, Desertification, and Drought Resilience” — is carefully chosen,” she said.
Kogi Commissioner for Environment Joseph Olusegun also applauded the choice of this year’s theme of the observance.
Represented by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Alhaji Jibrin Saidu, the commissioner said that planting of trees was one of the ways of curtailing deforestation and drought in a society.
“That is the reason why we came here today with trees to plant so that we can help limit deforestation and drought,” he said.
Dr Thompson Ekele, Kogi Chairman of National Environmental Society, also said that the best way to control drought and desertification “is by planting trees; we have come with the trees to plant to lead by example”.
He urged the students to endeavour to plant trees and to encourage their parents to embrace the culture of planting trees to beautify and protect the environment.
Prof. Yusuf Abdullahi, FUL Dean of Students Affairs, appreciated the partnership between the university and N-HYPPADEC, which he described as beneficial.
“It will interest you to know that planting of trees is one of the cardinal objectives of the university to make the campus to look green and also assist in checking the perennial erosions that threaten the campus on yearly basis.
“Therefore, these trees donated to us will go a long way in helping us at checkmating erosions and provision of shades for our students to take some rest after lectures”, Abdullahi said.(NAN(www.nannews.ng)
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Edited by Kayode Olaitan
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