Nigerian gov’t to fight desertification in 11 northern states

The Director General of the National Great Green Wall (NGGW), Dr. Yusuf Maina Bukar has said the President Bola Tinubu’s administration is committed to tackling the problem of desertification in eleven frontline states in the northern part of the country.

The states are, Borno, Kebbi, Sokoto, Yobe, Kano, Jigawa, Katsina, Bauchi, Gombe, Adamawa and Zamfara.

Bukar stated this shortly after receiving an award from a pro-Tinubu/Shetimma support group known as the National Renewed Hope Youth Ambassadors.

The NGGW boss however said his agency, the affected states leaders and other stakeholders are collaborating to address desertification issues and make farmlands suitable for cultivation of crops.

According to him, the agency under his watch is making a difference by taking its assignment seriously in line with President Tinubu’s “Renewed Hope” agenda.

He said, “We are collaborating with states to tackle this issue. We have lost farmlands, and livelihood in those areas and that is to tell you the level of damage and danger this has posed to the states.

“So we won’t relent; we are committed to helping Mr President to deliver on his ‘Renewed Hope’ agenda for Nigeria.”

On the award, the Director General of the National Renewed Hope Youth Ambassadors, Haruna Adamu Sardauna said, “Bukar with the support of his management team has established shelter belts, woodlot, plantations, orchards and gardens in tertiary institutions” and deserved the award for his performance in office.