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Sen Yaroe Flags Off Tree Planting Campaign In Mayobelwa

—– Calls For Proactive Measures Against Desertification

Senator, representing Adamawa South in the National Assembly, Reverend Binos Dauda Yaroe has flagged off tree planting campaign in Mayobelwa local government area of Adamawa State. 

The tree planting was facilitated by the Iliya Yame kwache foundation. Over the years, the foundation has conducted tree planting exercises in Michika local government and this year in Demsa and Mayobelwa LGAs. 

At the event that held at the permanent site of the Lutheran Church of Christ in Nigeria (LCCN) Mayo-belwa Diocese Secretariat, Senator Yaroe acknowledges that this initiative will address desertification. 

He lauded the founder of Iliya Yame kwache foundation, Barrister Iliya Yame  kwache for taking measures to address this deteriorating environmental issues in the interest of the state and mankind.

Yaroe observed that “We build factories and operate equipment that contribute carbon emissions in volumes into the atmosphere without thought of the damage which is being caused to the environment.

“We cut down trees wantonly without provision for replanting, laying bare the earth surface with the attendant challenges of erosion and desertification.

“We pollute the earth by producing and using plastic materials and strewing them randomly all over the place without thoughts for recycling these wastes as obtainable in other counties.” 

Senator Yaroe calls on Adamawa state government to support this laudable initiative and collaborate with the Iliya Yame kwache foundation to take this annual tree planting campaign across the entire state.

“We even produce and use chemicals in the form of herbicides such as the popular roundup herbicide, which poisons plants, the earth’s surface and underground water and is a confirmed cause of cancer,” he said. 

He said through concerted efforts like tree planting, the country can tackle desertification, saying Israel and the United Arab Emirates have proven that man has the capacity to turn the dessert into a lush green environment.

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