drnoel: Governor Babatunde Fashola of Nigeria's Lagos State said the government planted 4.6 million trees in the last six years as part of move to mitigate the impact of climate change.

Fashola disclosed this at the 2013 Tree Planting Campaign at Total Filling Station, Mangoro, Agege, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, saying that the government had targeted planting 1 million trees in 10 years when it launched the tree planting campaign in 2008.

According to him, the government had surpassed its expectation by planting such large number of trees in six years.

"We did not do it alone, this achievement was made possible because the people of the state embraced the tree planting initiative.

Today, I want to let you know that we will not relent; we will continue till our environment, our heritage and collective property is restored to its glorious state".

"The result of the trees planted so far was evident last year as the state was spared the heavy flooding which ravaged many states last year.

It was not by coincidence, it was a result of our collective efforts at preserving nature to prevent her wrath," he stated.

The governor added that the tree planting exercise was designed with the sole aim of awakening the consciousness of every Nigerian on the unique role trees and other plant communities played in making the environment conducive for human habitation and to encourage everyone to plant and protect trees.

On the theme of this year's campaign, which is: Green is Peace, Fashola said it was in recognition of the fact that the absence of enough green, especially trees, was a threat to the survival of all creatures that depended on oxygen.

"We need trees to absorb the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere to prevent us from suffocating," he said.

Fashola disclosed that his administration had gone a step further to import new species of trees from India to plant in the state, adding that "we also brought in about 1000 seedling some of which will be planted today."

Commissioner for the Environment, Tunji Bello said tree planting was one of the remedies deployed by the state government to combat the menace of erosion as well as other ecological problems.

Jakumo: Future President Fashola is light years ahead of all other Nigerian leaders both serving and retired.

There simply is no Nigerian political figure, living or dead, who has established such a sterling track record of beneficial accomplishment and innovative foresight, as has been logged by Lagos State Governor Raji Fashola SAN.

You is da man, Fashola.

Fashola for Nigerian president, in 2015. Ain't no stopping Fash the man. Phuck with him at your peril.

Marotzke: what is the big deal? Kashim Shettima in spite of Boko wahala planted seven million Gum Arabic trees in two years in northern Borno to check desert encroachment. The man is still grappling with Shekau and his boys quietly. Four million flowers in six years and we no go hear word.mitcheeww.

PointB: Em, not too fast. Just a little correction...

warrior01: pls, where are the trees?

Maxymilliano:

Pls, can somebody provide a response to this?

Maxymilliano:

Pls, can somebody provide a response to this?

Gbawe:

Response to what exactly? Idiocy and mischief? Go to the Lagos State website and see it is tree, not flowers, being talked about as OP rightly presented.

plaindealer:


Sometimes I think they compete with each other to find out who is the most dumbest and the most idiotic.

sheyie2007: Na tree we go chop

Gbawe:

This is more than just dumbness alone. It is also sheer malevolence and lack of grace towards others. The sort that makes some happy to disengage their brain to believe anything negative said about others however patently senseless such is.

Gbawe:

Response to what exactly? Idiocy and mischief? Go to the Lagos State website and see it is tree, not flowers, being talked about as OP rightly presented.

tpia@:
Why are people displaying s.tupidity for goodness sake.

Do trees grow overnight?

Someone planted trees for the benefit of your lazy behinds and because you want to criticize, you start displaying an embarrassingly high level of lack of horticultural knowledge?

Maxymilliano:

Gbawe, you can be a impossible sometimes, somebody asked where are the trees and I re-echoed the question, instead of you providing an appropriate response to a legitimate question, you rather deflect me to a website, why not copy and paste what is on the website for me to see or list it out yourself if you're sure and let me take it up from there

Anyway, for folks who knows the location, is it the Total filling station close to Valley Estate at Mangoro/Cement we're talking of here ?

Gbawe:

Welcome to the world of your bitter and hateful fellow Nigerians. With fellow citizens such as these, who needs enemies?

tpia@:
Some people just type for the sake of typing, not because they have anything worthwhile to contribute.

If i were in nigeria i'd definitely be planting trees.

Gbawe:

This is more than just dumbness alone. It is also sheer malevolence and lack of grace towards others. The sort that makes some happy to disengage their brain to believe anything negative said about others however patently senseless such is.

Germany Excurion 2012


Lagos State Governor, Mr Babatunde Fashola SAN (4th left) with students and beneficiaries of the Lagos State sponsorship to the Federal Republic of Germany under the School Exchange Programme cutting cake at the 5th Anniversary of Climate Change Club for Schools in Lagos

geeez: Brilliant. As usual they will hate but BRF is performing