ABUJA (Ministry of Environment Report) – The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Environment, Mrs. Ibukun Odusote, has expressed the commitment of her Ministry to partner relevant Agencies in implementing developmental projects and cardinal programmes, that will improve the state and well-being of the environment.
She made this commitment while hosting a delegation from the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations (UN) at her office in Abuja, recently.
The Permanent Secretary pointed out that Nigeria is immensely endowed with uncommon human and natural resources compared to other countries of the world, while maintaining that, receiving technical support from intervention and development-focused agencies like FAO, will greatly help to harness the exotic resources domiciled in the country in a way that will promote sustainable environmental development.
She said, “We at the Ministry of Environment are more than ready to partner and work with FAO. Nigeria as a nation stands to benefit and also gain a lot from the technical assistance you may wish to offer us in various aspects or ways. Specifically, the Environment Ministry is always receptive to innovative ideas and mutually-beneficial partnerships. As such, I wish to inform you that our doors are open to welcome the extraordinary policy-ideas, conceived projects and development programmes you may wish to avail and provide us”.
Earlier in his remarks, the FAO team representative in Nigeria, Mr. Suffyan Koroma, stated that their mission was to familiarize and intimate the Ministry on programmes and projects of mutual interest and areas where FOA is already providing support services to the Federal Government of Nigeria.
He revealed that FAO is providing support to the government in the development of sub-national forest reference emission level, development of sub-national forestry monitoring system action plan and building of the capacity of government officials in the use of modern laser equipment, national forest inventory, among others.
Mr Koroma further pledged continued support of the Organisation to the Ministry.
