Environmental Sustainability my administration’s topmost Agenda – Gombe Gov
By Ben Ngwakwe, Gombe
Gombe State Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya has expressed the unwavering commitment of his administration to environmental sustainability.
Yahaya said this inspired the State Government to initiate the largest and most comprehensive environmental restoration project in the North-East subregion, the Gombe Goes Green (3G) under which at least one million trees are being planted annually.
He said, “So far about 4 million trees have been planted, through which 364 hectares of degraded land have been recovered while Gully erosion control works are also ongoing across the State together with the Network-11-100 road revolution project which has so far seen the construction of over 500km of roads.”
Speaking at the ongoing 27th UN Climate Change Conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt to engage stakeholders towards implementing solutions to local challenges caused by climate change in the state, the Governor said protection of environment and Forest are his priority in Government.
The Governor who was represented by the Commissioner of Environment and Forest Resources, Alh. Shehu Ibrahim Madugu, and Gombe State Coordinator of Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) Project , Dr. Sani Adamu Jauro at the conference.
The Summit tagged COP 27 which brought together leaders in Government, Civil Society, industry and Finance from around the world to raise ambition and accelerate action to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.
In the statement, the summit is a flag bearer in environmental management, Gombe State is sharing with the international community, the successes recorded by Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya in the areas of afforestation and reforestation, especially under the Gombe Goes Green (3G) flagship project.
Meanwhile, the Gombe delegation met with key stakeholders on the sidelines of the conference where they shared experience and sought for partnership in addressing numerous environmental challenges in Gombe State.
