Sambo Commends Environment Minister over Rehabilitation of 1558 Hectares of Degraded Land
- Urges Ministry To Focus More On Expanding The Energy Grid
Mu’azu Jaji Sambo, the Honourable Minister of State, Works and Housing, at the Ministerial Press briefing of the Federal Ministry of Environment, commended his colleague, Sharon O. Ikeazor (Esq), Honourable Minister of State, Environment, for ably piloting the Ministry’s Ship.
A statement signed by Idiagbonya Samuel, Special Adviser, Media and Publicity, to the Honourable Minister of State, Mu’azu Jaji Sambo, stated that Mu’azu who was a guest at the Ministerial press briefing, while delivering his goodwill message commended the Ministry, adding that the Federal Ministry of Environment has done very well since the Muhammadu Buhari led administration came to power.
Mu’azu said “As at 2015 about 35% of the total land area in Nigeria was affected by desertification. Since then, the Buhari Administration has rehabilitated over 1558 hectares of this degraded land, and in the process also, lifted over 8000 people out of poverty.”
Speaking on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing, led by Babatunde Raji Fashola (SAN) who Mu’azu called his Senior brother, he hailed the Federal Ministry of Environment at the efforts and successes it has recorded in the area of recycling plants as well as with the green wall initiatives, where thousands of people are taken out of poverty here in Nigeria.
Concluding his goodwill message, he advised the Ministry of Environment to focus more on expanding the energy grid.
According to him, this means that Nigeria must seek to expand its power generation through a low carbon path by making investments in clean modern energy and harnessing its renewable energy resources such as solar, wind, and mini-hydropower.
The visibly impressed Mu’azu wished the Honourable Minister of State, Environment greater success in 2022 and beyond.
He thanked the Ministry’s Permanent Secretary and the civil service hierarchy, development partners as well as the National Assembly, among others.
He said that he looked forward to a sustained synergy between the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing and the Federal Ministry of Environment.
