Yobe Go Distribute 5 Million Seedlings Make We Fit Fight Desert Erosion

Abeg, make you gather here, I get beta gist wey go make you shine your eye! For Yobe State, dem don launch big plan wey go change the game for climate matter. Dem wan distribute five million seedlings to tackle desert encroachment and restore land wey don spoil. No be small thing o!

Na the State Coordinator of the Yobe Sahara Restoration Drive Project, Muhammad Musa, wey drop dis bombshell during one training program on Monday. E talk say dis initiative go help communities shield dem from wahala wey dey come from harsh winds, while e go also improve local microclimates. Na im dey talk am, say dis seedlings go act as windbreaks wey go boost soil quality and make farming better.

Musa no stop there, e go even transfer ownership of the shelterbelts to the locals after dem don plant the seedlings. E talk say, “Once we plant the seedlings, una go take full charge — no be government matter again!” Dis move go help dem monitor wetin dey happen for their villages and solve any problem wey dey face dem directly.

Still on the matter, Musa call the training workshop a big deal for the state climate action plan. E say, the training go empower stakeholders make dem sabi how to handle desertification and windstorms wey dey threaten dem lives. Abeg, na who no go want better environment for dem community?

Meanwhile, the state Commissioner for Environment, Sidi Yakubu Karasuwa, don also open him mouth talk say dem dey serious for environmental restoration. Him dey waka with international partners including World Bank and African Development Bank to make sure say dis project go wet for ground. Na wah o! E even confirm say dem dey plan for plenty seedlings wey go fit reclaim degraded land every year.

So, my people, make we dey keep our eyes open as Yobe dey show us how to take care of our environment. Dis na big tori wey suppose ginger all of us to support dis kind initiative. If we no take care of our environment, how we go fit enjoy better life? Make we dey clap for dem as dem dey take action for this fresh project!