By Bisola Adeyemo
The Lagos State Government has revealed its plan for a clean green environment by building and sustaining urban green spaces like parks, gardens, and roadsides vegetation across the state.
It added that it would identify degraded, vacant and contaminated spaces and transform such into parks and gardens.
The statement released on Sunday through the General Manager, Lagos State Park and Gardens Agency, Mrs Adetoun Popoola, said this at the Johnson Jakande Tinubu Park in Alausa, Ikeja.
Popoola said, “In the last two years of this administration, LASPARK, as the custodian of public open spaces in Lagos, has strategically aligned its efforts and plans in bringing into its fold more green partners to support and advance the greening evolution.”
“This alliance is key to the state government’s stride in creating a more sustainable city through a public-private partnership. The agency has also been able to engage non-governmental actors and green investors to utilise, develop and identify empty open spaces,” she added, punch reports
According to her, LASPARK had planted over seven million trees across the state in addition to the establishment of 11 public events park and 297 gardens in its efforts to deliver a clean, eco-friendly and sustainable city.
