In further demonstration of his passion to champion the fight against
environmental hazard and climate change in Nigeria,the governor of the
state of Osun Ogbeni Aregbesola has taken the the Igi Iye
tree planting project to over
750,000 primary and post secondary school students in the state.
Speaking at the last
phase of the distribution of Igi Iye to
the students at Iwo City Hall on Thursday the governor of the state of Osun Ogbeni Rauf
Aregbesola disclosed that the idea of involving the student is to
encourage them in supporting the government in environmental protection and fight against climate change
According to him ""Our
efforts at ensuring the fortification of the environment by planting
trees and other schemes will end up in futility if our youths who are
the custodians of the future are not only involved but saddled with all
the mechanism of trans -generation of the idea.The Yoruba adage says
'oro ti a ko ba fi omode mo , kiku lo nku .Igi
Iye is about the present but of more importance , is about the future
and we will be deceiving ourselves if we refused to partner with the
students , our youths who owe the future . They are the pivot of our
endeavours in the process of development and we cannot relegate them to
the background"
Similarly, the
Special Adviser to the governor of
Environment, Hon Bola Ilori earlier in his speech, lauded the school children in Osun for passion with which
they show interest in the IgI Iye tree
planting scheme “ the student really
impressed Mr. governor and the entire
cabinet with the way they accept and
support the project , and that is a
confirmation that children and elders in Osun belief in Ogbeni Aregbesola’s administration.
Adding that, “Igi Iye
project to the glory of God is a success and we will not relent in our
commitment to ensure environmental sanitation and prevention of disasters in
the state of Osun.
The principal of Iwo Grammar Prince Lateef Ajagbe in his
welcome address said Igi Iye tree planting project is a huge effort of the
government o reclaim and save our habitat and the environment together with the eco system at large.
He also lamented
the negligence of environment development
by the past administration and lauded Ogbeni Aregbesola for the project saying “ here is a
state helmsman who has been very passionate and physical about the physical, mental and
environmental well-being of the people and how the decadence of decades
neglects and nonchalant so entrenched in
the society be curbed and good old days reverted”.
Also the school Headboy of
Iwo Grammar School Aminu Jamiu in his address said “ we the children are aware and involved in the knowledge gathering and sharing of the issue of tree planting can
be agent of change adding that their
involvement validate the rationale of allowing their voices to be heard in the
advocacy and policy
While affirming the
readiness of the students in full
participation in the tree planting project, Jamiu also express appreciation to
the governor for yearning to their request. “ we thank our
father Ogbeni Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola who has
not failed to listen and act urgently
by involving us in the fight against the climate change so that we will not
bear the brunt of consequences of environment disaster
