Ondo to revive Forest Reserves

Ondo state government has reiterated its determination at making the forest reserves across the state viable and economically useful to the citizenry.

The Special Adviser to the Governor on Natural Resources, Lawal Fatai Olusina said the Akeredolu led administration in the state have planted  over six million trees, ranging from teak,melania and other species an 3,000 hectares of land quarterly in the last 365 days of the present administration in the state.

According to the Governor’s aide, this efforts were geared at replenishing the forest reserves that have been depleted in the past by encroachers.

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He informed that investors have also been invited in this regard at making sure that forest reserves across the state are viable, preserved and protected from been collapsed.

While appreciating the efforts of the Governor in the last one year in office as tremendous and people oriented administration in nearly all spheres of human endeavours, saying the people can attest to this in their judgment.

He urged all forest users in the state to always follow the laid down forest rules and regulations procedures in their activities, in order not to see the wrath of the government.

The SA noted that the state government would continue to guard its forest reserves across the state, to make them viable.

 

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