Osun Govt Seeks Support For Ago Owu Reforestation

The commissioner for environment and sanitation in Osun State, Hon. Mayowa Adejoorin, has solicited the support of Ago Owu forest reserves’ communities to ensure that the data gathering and capturing for the implementation of Ago-Owu Forest Restoration Project (AFRP) succeed.

Speaking through the ministry permanent secretary, Mr. Richard Oyegbami while declaring open the engagement workshop with the landlord community, Adejoorin stressed the need for their cooperation towards getting baseline information to fill the project development document, project information note and MOU.

The workshop was geared towards data gathering from the community as it regards the socio-economic component relating to the project, the perception of the communities of the Osun Carbon Investment Project tagged the Ago-Owu Forest Restoration Project (AFRP)

He stressed that by embracing policies on climate change and tree planting, residents will benefit from the clean environment and would be safe from all toxic gasses that could be harmful to society.

The investor’s representative,Mr. Segun Ademuwagun, the group CEO of Noblesse Green Energy (NGE), the Nigerian Partner of aDryada, explained the project’s benefits, stating that Osun State is business friendly and endowed with natural resources, which is why the state remains an attraction to investors.

He advised community members to embrace the various policies of the state government, stating that the AFRP project would impact the lives of community members in several positive ways .

Chairman, Osun House Committee on Environment, Hon  Folorunso Ogundare, advised community members to collaborate and support the government in the area of protecting the trees that will be planted to gain the benefits of the project which will ensure more job opportunities for the members of the community.