BY ANGO BALLY
Kaduna State government has applauded the Kaduna State Chapter of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) for aligning with its vision of planting 10 million trees in four years towards the mitigation of climate change problem.
The Governor, Sen. Uba Sani stated this on Saturday through his Special Assistant on Climate Change, Malam Yusuf Idris Amoke in his remarks during the flag off of tree planting ceremony at Rimi College, Kaduna, as part of activities commemorating the 60th (Diamond) anniversary of the Institute.
SA to the Kad Gov. on Climate Change, Mal.Yusuf Idris Amoke (Middle), by his right, MD Valuechain Magazine /TV, MD Hamdala Hotel Kaduna and by the left Prof. Samaila Mande.
This was contained in a press release signed by NIPR, Kaduna Chapter Public Relations Executive, M.S Shettima, a copy made available to The News Icon.
According to the release, the governor stressed that the commitment to tackling the climate problem must be inclusive and reflect the society’s diversity in order to be sustainable, noting: “I have observed among your huge numbers, a rich diversity of persons of all interests, including old, students, women, children and the physically challenged in particular, reflective of the inclusion that is incumbent in our collective desire to tackle the climate problem”.
Governor Sani acknowledged with delight, the deliberate choice of Rimi College by NIPR for the tree planting to commemorate its Diamond Anniversary, while commending the Chapter for its rich sense of history and purposefulness in the quest to transfer ownership to the school and its students, towards sustainability.
The Gov. said his according of importance in tackling the challenge of climate change, informed him to pioneer the creation of an office and the appointment of a Special Assistant for the purpose, ahead of other states in Nigeria, while calling on other institutions and professional bodies to emulate the NIPR to join hands with the state government in achieving the target objectives of addressing the climate problem.
Earlier in his welcome address, the Kaduna State Chapter Chairman of NIPR, Haroun Malami recalled the existing cordial working relationship between the Chapter and the state government over the years.
Leading the 60th Anniversary Walk at the front row (red T-shirt), Kaduna NIPR Chairman, Haroun Malami, Abdulazeez Abdullahi (middle), Fellow, NIPR and by the left, Vice Chairman, Mohammed Abdullah.
He said the Commemorative Walk and Tree Planting exercise were a reaffirmation of the NIPR’s recognition of Nigeria’s potential for greatness within the emerging green economy saying the Kaduna NIPR was deliberate in its pursuit of inclusion.
“Even in the trees we are planting here today, we have reflected diversity in the variety of economic trees selected as donated by some of our strategic partners”, Malami stressed.
While thanking the representative of the governor for honouring the event with his physical presence, he assured that the Chapter has availed the host community institution the necessary collaboration to sustain the project, which he described as the ‘NIPR Diamond Anniversary Orchard’, affirming: “We shall continue to foster and sustain collaboration with the state government in broader areas of mutual interest”.
The anniversary event, themed “Walk for Economic Transformation,” kicked off at the chapter’s Yakubu Gowon way Secretariat, with a brief address by the Chapter Chairman, after which a walk of about 6 kilometers by the participants terminated at Rimi College, culminating in the tree planting as a major highlight marking the Diamond Anniversary.
Some of the participants included representatives of security agencies, civil society, student groups and other partners, including officials of Kaduna State ministry of environment.
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