Sanwo-Olu tasks Lagosians on environment preservation through tree planting

Lagos State governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday, enjoined Lagosians to join in the state government efforts at preserving the environment by planting trees.

The governor made the appeal during the kick-off of the 1,000 Tree Planting Project in Lagos, themed: “The Evergreen Project Lagos,” a brainchild of Miss Naita Gupta of the African Steel Evergreen Project, held in Ikoyi.

Sanwo-Olu also reiterated the Lagos State government’s commitment through Lagos State Parks and Gardens (LASPARK) to reducing carbon footprint in order to preserve the environment for future generations.

The governor who recalled that the state government was committed to tree planting since 2008, disclosed that the state had planted over eight million trees in the last 13 years.

Governor Sanwo-Olu, who expressed his administration’s commitment to preserving the environment for future generations, further disclosed that 60,000 trees had been planted across different locations in the state during his tenure.

He commended the Gupta family for the tree planting initiative and urged other residents of the state to join the effort for more trees to be planted in Lagos State.

The governor, who planted a tree during the event, urged Lagosians to use the event as a change of mindset and ideas to preserve the environment for the children to have a greater future.

“I want to ask everyone to push and encourage laudable initiatives like this so that we can preserve our Lagos. We can preserve a place where we all call home and we can ensure that the future that is in the hands of teenagers who are here today is secured. We should plant more trees to save the environment,” the governor said.

Speaking earlier, Miss Naita Gupta, said her Geography class contributed to her interest in Lagos, disclosing that the tree planting initiative commenced on Friday, December 17, with the aim of planting 1,000 trees across Lagos before the end of this year.

Gupta said she was passionate about achieving Greener Lagos and Cleaner Lagos, urging Lagosians to cultivate the habit of planting more trees in the state.

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