By Sule Aliyu, Bauchi
Bauchi State Government said it would embark on planting and raising of over 500,000 trees across the twenty Local Government of the State, as part of efforts to mitigate and reduce the menace of deforestation confronting some local government areas in the state.
The Hon. Commissioner, Ministry of Environment and Housing, Hon. Danlami Ahmad Kawule disclosed while presenting the Ministry’s scorecard to journalists at the ongoing ministerial press briefing holding in Bauchi
Presenting some of the achievements Hon. Kawule said that under the present administration of Governor Bala Muhammad, the State Government has signed an MoU with Family Homes Funds Limited (FHFL) for the construction of affordable housing units to alleviate housing deficit of workers and general public.
The Commissioner said that already work on the project has reached appreciable level with most of the housing projects reaching over 80 percent completion.
Kawule also said since inception, the administration of Governor Bala Muhammad has embarked on various measures aimed at improving the living standards and infrastructural development, notable of which was the reconstruction and upgrading of the State Government House.
“The idea of the Project was coined having noted that the previous administration Government House Building has outlived its usefulness as the most prestigious office in the State”.
“Apart from the operational inconveniences it poses to the Government, the building was a low esteemed edifice because of passage of time, there was therefore the need for upgrading to serve as a befitting office accommodation for the State Chief Executive”, said Kawule.
The Commissioner said that the Ministry, through the State Environmental Protection Agency (BASEPA) , has been consistent in carrying out public enlightenment campaigns and disseminating vital information on environmental and ecological matters, and also mobilize the general public for effective compliance to environmental rules and guidelines, for the purpose of healthy and safe environment.