Adamawa government commended for banning on indiscriminate felling of trees

Adamawa State government has been commended for the ban on indiscriminate felling of trees in the state.

Firewood and Charcoal Sellers’ Association (ASFCSA), Adamawa chapter says “it is a right step in the right direction.”

An official of the association, Mr Haruna Yauto, who gave the commendation in an interview in Yola on Monday, September 25, 2023, said that, henceforth, members of the association would seek for other alternative businesses, as they had resolved not to continue engaging in activities detrimental to the environment.

“Since we cannot withstand the negative effects of deforestation, it is imperative for us to seek for other alternative businesses,” he said.

Yauto, however, appealed to the state government to provide them with financial support to enable them venture into other productive businesses.

Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri in June banned the felling of trees, for charcoal fuel, to curb deforestation and climate change.

He issued the ban while hosting a delegation of traditional leaders in the state led by the Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, who represented the Lamido of Adamawa, Dr. Barkindo Mustapha, Chairman of the Adamawa Council of Emirs and Chiefs, on Sallah homage at the Presidential Lounge, Yola Government House.