The Minister of Interior, Chief Rauf Aregbesola, has urged the people of Ondo State to plant a tree against deforestation and curb the effects of climate change on the environment to save humanity.
The Media Adviser to the minister, Mr Sola Fasure, made this known in a statement on Saturday in Abuja.
According to him, Aregbesola gave the advice during the tree planting campaign at Akoko Anglican Grammar School (AKOGRAMS), Arigidi, Ondo State, as part of activities to mark the diamond jubilee of the school.
The minister highlighted the benefits of tree planting by conservation and restoration of forests to mitigate the challenges of climate change.
This, he noted, was in line with the present administration’s Green Recovery Nigeria Programme 2020.
Aregbesola advised against felling of trees, urging the management and pupils of the school and the host community to consider the forest around the school an endowment and strive to maintain it for humanity.