The Minister of State for Environment, Sharon Ekeazor
The Minister of State for Environment, Sharon Ekeazor has appealed to the National Assembly to speed up the passage of the Bill on Climate Change, which has already passed second reading on the floor of the House of Representatives.
Mrs Ikeazor who stated this at the National Council on Environment meeting in Abuja explained that it has become necessary so as to have a legal instrument that would address the myriads of Climate Change actions and challenges in the country.
The Minister applauded the resilience of the critical stakeholders during this period of the COVID-19 pandemic for sustainable management of the Environment.
The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Mr Abel Enitan disclosed that the meeting was previously scheduled to hold in Kano last year, but could not due to the second wave of the pandemic.
He said the ministry had carefully selected 45 memoranda with broad relevance to specific situations and circumstances.
On behalf of the Senate Committee on Environment, Senator Micheal Nnachi called for the involvement of more Non-Governmental Organizations in the ministry’s activities as most of its activities are grassroots oriented that require a lot of mobilization and enlightenment.
The Director-General of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency, Prof. Mansur Bako Matazu appealed to the Minister and the council to push for the support of the ratification of the National Framework for the Application of Climate Service, as this would ensure seamless access to climate service information for the benefit of all.
The theme of the meeting: “Managing Emerging Environmental challenges: Need for Strategic Approach to Sustainable Development in COVID-19 era and beyond”.
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