Rallies Support for Remi Tinubu’s Green Nigeria Challenge
By Suzan Edeh, Bauchi
Darazo community in Bauchi State has launched an intensive sensitization campaign to educate residents on the dangers of climate change, deforestation and the importance of sustaining tree plantations.
Daily Independent reports that the initiative aligns with the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) Green Nigeria Challenge championed by Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Remi Tinubu, under the theme “Go Green Today for a Greener Tomorrow.”
The campaign seeks to mobilize citizens to take collective action against deforestation and its devastating effects on the environment, livelihoods, and local climate.
Speaking during the tree plantation sustainability and watering exercise on Wednesday in Darazo, the Chairman of the Tassallah Care Foundation, Architect Usman Yau Shehu, urged residents to take ownership of the trees planted within their communities.
“Every tree we plant is everyone’s responsibility to nurture. The future of our environment depends on how well we protect these trees.For four consecutive years, the foundation has engaged in reforestation activities to combat environmental degradatiot.The tress are essential for soil stabilization, water retention, and clean air”.Shehu said.
Shehu disclosed that thousands of trees have already been planted around the Eid ground, along Muhammadu Buhari Bypass, and within Darazo town as part of the community’s contribution to the national green drive.
To sustain the effort, he stated that the foundation supported 17 local organizations with ₦50,000 each and distributed 250 watering cans to 82 groups for plantation maintenance, adding that plans are also underway to expand the initiative to all 11 wards in Darazo Local Government Area.
The Emir of Darazo, Alhaji Ibrahim Bababa, represented by Alhaji Ahmed Jarmai, commended the effort and urged residents to protect the newly planted trees and warned against th indiscriminate cutting of trees, saying that it can worsen desert encroachment and ecological decline.
Also Speaking, an Islamic cleric, Malam Musa Aljawadi encouraged citizens to emulate the Prophet Muhammad’s teachings by planting trees, describing it as a form of Sadaqah Jariyah (continuous charity).
In his remarks, Ambassador Lawan Bappah, a community elder, applauded the foundation’s leadership in combating deforestation and urged residents to see tree planting as a civic duty for a healthier environment.