By Mashe Umaru Gwamna
The Minister of Environment, Balarabe Abbas Lawal, has stated that the Federal Government will continue to collaborate with the traditional institutions in the country, especially in protection and preservation of the environment.
He said this will be through discouraging tree felling and promoting clean cooking.
This was contained in statement signed and issued by
Head, Press and Public Relations Unit, Ibrahim Haruna .
The Minister disclosed this when the Emir of Nasarawa and former Minister of Environment, His Royal Highness, Alh. Ibrahim Usman Jibrin paid a courtesy visit to the Ministry recently.
Balarabe stated that the Ministry is doing alot in tackling environmental challenges such as plastic waste, erosion and flood, desertification, drought control and other climate change challenges.
He assured the visiting Emir that being the former Minister of Environment, he would build on his legacy and achive the mandate of the Ministry in line with the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda on environment.
Earlier, the Emir of Nasarawa and former Minister of Environment, his Royal Highness, Alh. Ibrahim Usman Jibrin commended the staff of the Ministry for tackling environmental challenges in the country and assured the Minister of the Traditional institutions unalloyed support to achieve the mandate of the Ministry.
The Emir enjoined the Ministry to work as a team to promote environmental sustainability, emphasizing that “environment is the only one we have, so let us make it conducive”.
