Desertification: Ahmed advocates for tree planting

The Kwara State Governor, Dr Abdulfattah Ahmed, has called for effective management of the environment to protect the eco-system from depletion.
Ahmed made the call, weekend, when the executive members of the Kwara State Forestry Stakeholders Congress, led by the president, Alhaji Abdullahi Agbobamu, visited him at the Governor’s Lodge in Ilorin.
“There is a growing concern over poor management of the environment which leads to desertification and depletion of the environment,” he said.
He urged members of the congress to partner with the government to conserve the environment.
“The danger is not in the felling of trees but in not planting more trees to guide against deforestation and desertification,” he said. 
“Efforts must be made by stakeholders and, indeed, all Nigerians to protect our environment by embracing the tree planting culture,” he added.
Speaking earlier, the President, Kwara State Forestry Stakeholders Congress, Alhaji Abdullahi Agbobamu, said that the congress had resolved to embark on operation “Cut One, Plant Five Policy” to save the environment from deforestation.
He told the governor that the congress would support his administration to enable it succeed.