Ministry Receives 1000 Free Seedlings From Morizbo Forestry Concept

The government of Anambra state, through the state ministry of environment, recently received 1000 seedlings of guava, orange, step trees, and African tulip from Mr. Vincent Chukwuebuka Ezike, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Morizbo Forestry and Green Concepts.

The tree planting policy is one major initiative of Governor Charles Chukwuma Soludo in his clean, green, liveable, and sustainable calendar to help curb erosion and foster adequate nutrient recycling in the environment which in turn maintains a stable ecosystem.

The Commissioner of Environment Engineer Felix Odimegwu who spoke before the tree planting exercise expressed his profound gratitude to the donor while stating that this act of benevolence from Anambra State citizens, is a huge plus to the “Environment Community”.

“Mr. Governor has maintained and encouraged the tree planting policy for the past 18 months in office reaching out to 181 communities in the state with millions of seedlings of different species”.

“Erosion has taken a huge toll in the state with 30% of our landmass threatened by erosion, it has also overwhelmed the government as it stands now, everybody has a role to play, we are calling on individuals, groups, who share like minds with our donor to come partner with the state government to help in curtailing this existential threat,” he said.

In attendance were; Appointees of the Governor on Environment, Permanent Secretary Barrister Ngozi Iwuno, Director of Ecology Mr. Edochie, Director of Forestry Mrs. Achugamonye, Director of Environmental Health, Mrs. Nwankwu, and Staff, all from the Ministry of Environment.

The tree-planting exercise which took off from Block ‘A’ Building in the Secretariat extended to the rest of the state secretariat and its environs. The State House of Assembly, and Alex Ekwueme square were not left out as well.

Dominica Nwabufo