The Kaduna State Government says it will plant 10 million trees in four years under its afforestation programme.
The Commissioner of Environment, Abubakar Buba, who spoke to stakeholders on Wednesday in Kaduna, said the plan was geared towards mitigating the effects of climate change and protecting the environment.
He said that the government had already planted 1.7 million trees in 2024.
Buba assured that the ministry would double the number of trees that would be planted in 2025.
According to him, the ministry’s nurseries have generated the seedlings.
“The major challenge of climate change is carbon emission–greenhouse gases and the likes–and the major thing that absorbs carbon dioxide is trees.
“We expect residents not just to plant trees but to nurture them to grow not just in the cities but in the suburbs and villages as well,’’ he said.
He commended the governor of Kaduna State, Uba Sani, for initiating what he described as greener and cleaner Kaduna State.
