Lagos Tree Planting Campaign holds in 20 council Areas

Today’s tree planting campaign of the Lagos State government is taking place simultaneously in all the 20 local government Areas of the state.

The Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Ministry of Environment Mr Hakeem Ogunbambi , announced this in an event that heralded the annual ritual.

Ogunbambi said the essence of the tree planting campaign which began in 2008 was to complement the landscaping and beautification programme of the state, also part of initiatives to reduce excess atmospheric carbon dioxide since trees absorb it.

``The programme is also created to respond to the effects of the adverse weather conditions,” he said.

The permanent secretary said that since the inception of the programme, there had been increase in notable organisations participating in the exercise.

“Lagosians had shown tremendous support for the initiative and  should be commended for their effort,”.