President Bola Tinubu has called for a “Win-win transition to prosperous a clean economy” on World’s Environment Day.
President Tinubu, represented by the Minister for Environment, Mallam Balarabe Abbas Lawal made the call in a statement on Wednesday during World Environment Day.
In his statement, he called for “earnest effort and action by citizens, stakeholders, institutions, and development partners to safeguard the environment and ensure a win-win transition to a prosperous and clean economy future for all”
This year’s theme for the occasion is ‘Land Restoration, Desertification, and Drought Resilience’ and it resonates with Nigeria, considering the scourge of drought that threatens parts of the country.
The statement read in part, “In his determined march towards Nigeria’s aspiration to achieve carbon neutrality by 2060, President Tinubu established the Presidential Committee on Climate Action and Green Economic Solution, which he chairs, to oversee the nation’s climate mitigation and adaptation efforts, as well as the green economy initiatives.
“The President also approved the establishment of Nigeria’s first Green Industrial Zone, Evergreen City, which is poised to be the leading manufacturing hub in Africa for renewable energy technologies, green solutions, and climate-adaptation technologies.”
President Tinubu also stressed his commitment to ensuring the planting of 25 million trees by the year 2030 not only to protect the environment but also to create opportunities for Nigerian youths in the green economy value chain.
Tinubu also called for a more proactive approach to protect the ecosystem through afforestation, water conservation, and avoiding the indiscriminate felling of trees.
The President also emphasized that “to heal our world, we must begin by healing the land and its people.”
