Jibril finally bows out as environment minister, urges new minister to address environmental challenges

By Mashe Umaru Gwamna

The out-gone Minister of State for Environment,Ibrahim Jibril, has urged the Minister of Environment, Suleiman Hassan Zarma, to improve on the ministry’s efforts in addressing the country’s environmental challenges.
JIbril, who was recently turbaned as the new Émir of Nasarawa Emirate Council, Nasarawa State, gave the advice at the handover ceremony in Abuja .
He said “It is important to say that anyone who wants to lead this ministry must put his thinking cap to find means of addressing numerous environmental challenges,” he said.
The outgoing minister, who led the ministry for over three years, urged the management and staff of the ministry to give Hassan maximum support and cooperation to deliver the ministry’s mandate.
According to him, the incoming minister should complement the ministry’s efforts to implement climate change actions, Ogoni clean-up and other numerous environmental challenges.
Jibril said that he would hand over the sum $170 million with projects detail in an extra account.
According to him, $5 million are in the ministry’s domicile account and there is additional N200 millions in another account.
He added that all these were contained in the handover document.
The outgoing minister thanked the management and staff of the ministry for giving him support and cooperation to transform the nation’s environment sector.
The new emir, who described himself as environmentalist, promised to continue to discharge environmental duties in his domain.
Responding, Zarma solicited for support and cooperation from the management and staff of the ministry, said that he would build on the ministry’s achievements to ensure their sustainability.