Afforestation Is Going To Be My Top Priority, Says Osun Commissioner for Environment

Afforestation Is Going To Be My Top Priority, Says Osun Commissioner for Environment 




Hon. Mayowa Adejoorin, Osun State Commissioner for Environment and Sanitation, has announced plans by his ministry to plant more trees to accelerate afforestation in the State.


Hon. Adejoorin made the disclosure while featuring on OSBC Radio, Breakfast Tray on Saturday.


The commissioner noted that having gone through the available reports of the ministry, the rate of deforestation are faster than the rate of tree planting, saying he is going to organise a sensitisation program to sensitise communities on the dangers associated with tree felling as well as to encourage tree planting in the society.


He added that: “Yes, I'm aware that my ministry is a revenue generating ministry, hence we can generate more revenue through afforestation.


"The people that are engaged in deforestation are not actually planting back, particularly the wood exporters, loggers and charcoal association, they are the ones cutting trees.


"As we progress, I am going to organise a seminar to sensitise them that if they continue cutting trees at the rate they are doing, they will be out of business very soon because there will be no tree to cut again.


“Apart from going out of business they are also doing damage to the environment and once the environment is wrong our health is at risk”.


"Afforestation is going to be my legacy that I believe will even outlive me, because where I am occupying today is for a while, some people were there yesterday."


Speaking on the flood that occurred in Ikire in Irewole local government, the commissioner assured the people that government is working on how to make sure that the water ways are dregged. He however urged residents to desist from dumping refuse on water ways.


The former Obokun local government boss applauded Governor Adeleke for his people oriented programmes which according to him have been yielding good result, as he called on the people of the state to continue supporting the current adminstration so that the good governance they've been enjoying in the last few months would continue.

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