During a meeting with forestry stakeholders, I disclosed plans to set up the Edo State Forestry Commission and update the state’s forestry laws to checkmate activities of criminal elements and preserve the state’s forest assets.
Governor Godwin Obaseki made this submission via his post on Instagram yesterday.
"We closed our forests following massive illegal deforestation, particularly the virgin forests such as Okomu and the Gele axis", the post read.
According to the message, the governor stated that "Forestry is very important and can't be under any ministry as it has to stand alone.
"We have to set up a commission that deals with only forestry. This will help us update our outdated laws, which we have been operating for 60 years, under the defunct Bendel State.
"We must come up with a master plan for our forests that will put all of us in the know of what to expect in the business 20 years from now.
"My administration will carry all relevant stakeholders along, put a new law in place, hire forest guards and train them to secure the forest. Until all these are achieved, the forests will not be opened", the message concluded.
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