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| Hon. Falilu A. Sabitu |
The present
administration in Ogun State has said there is no iota of truth in the claim of
the last administration that it established a bamboo plantation during its
tenure.
The State
Commissioner for Forestry, Hon. Falilu A. Sabitu made this clarification while
responding to questions from journalists during the on-going ministerial press
briefing marking the first year anniversary of the present government in
office.
The
plantation which the last administration claimed contain some species which are
edible and supposedly located at Olorunsogo in Ogun waterside Local Government
Area of the State could not be located when the Commissioner and some investors
visited the site.
“We were
terribly disappointed with the experts that went with us when we got to the
claimed bamboo plantation site and found the whole place empty, it was a total
shame”, the Commissioner submitted.
Hon. Sabitu
admitted that the plantation would have been a boost to the revenue generation
drive of the Ministry if actually established, lamenting that with discovery,
the State had been robbed of another great opportunity to ensure rapid
development of its forest resources.
Speaking
further, the Commissioner informed that in the last one year, his ministry had
generated over N144 million, promising that it would be focusing more attention
on how best to revive and conserve the over-exploited and depleted forest
reserves in the State.
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