He said, “Environment is very important for all of us; it is the gateway to good health and should be given more emphasis.
“There are so many issues we need to address, but the one I have been on is getting our forest in shape.
“We have three problems. Number one is that Nigeria is now one of the least countries with forest cover. The minimum required for a nation is 25 per cent, but Nigeria has gone down to less than 10 per cent. In fact, the present per cent is 3.7 per cent of forest cover.
“Hence, we are almost in a crisis, that is why I had to approach Mr President in this regard, and he asked me to come up with some proposals to address this issue.”
Lawal noted that forests had become habitation grounds for bandits and criminals.
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