Kaduna State Government has announced plans to plant about 10 million trees in four years in its afforestation programme to mitigate the effects of climate change and protect the environment.

The Kaduna State Commissioner of Environment, Abubakar Buba, made this known in Kaduna on Wednesday, January 8, 2025.

Buba disclosed that the government had already planted about 1.7 million trees in 2024.

The commissioner stated that his ministry plans to double the number of trees that will be planted in 2025, adding: “We have the nurseries that have generated these three 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.”

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He commended Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani for initiating what he described as “a greener and cleaner Kaduna State”, saying: “He is an environmentally-friendly governor.

‘’The governor also mandated us to desilt about 140 kilometres of drainages within the city centres, to check flooding during the rainy season by easing the free flow of water.”

Buba further disclosed that Sani has asked the ministry to dredge River Kaduna and other water bodies within the state so  that “the water that will flow into the rivers as a result of our desilting the drainages will be so much that  at the end of the day,  it will flow back to the people’s houses.”

The commissioner also commended the governor for the increased allocation in this year’s budget, adding that he promised substantial implementation of the budget.

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