Ogun State House of Assembly has lauded the State Ministry of Forestry for realizing 59 percent of its annual projected revenue in the 2024 budget within six months of the fiscal year
The House Committee on Forestry led by Hon.Fatiu Salami, gave the commendation on Wednesday during the ongoing mid- year assessment of 2024 budget performance of Ministries, Departments and Agencies of government at the Assembly Complex, Oke-Mosan in Abeokuta, the State capital
The committee members also lauded the
Ministry for embarking on aggressive afforestation resulting in the plantation of over a million economic trees and protection of forest reserves in the State.
The lawmakers equally praised the Ministry for its enforcement of boundary lines of the forest reserves in collaboration with the State Ministry of Urban and Physical Planning,as well as encouraging private companies in tree planting as parts of their Corporate Social Responsibilities (CSR)
They appreciated the Ministry for engaging the various stakeholders in ensuring the protection of the ecosystem.
The State Commissioner for Forestry, Engr. Taiwo Oludotun had decried the high level of encroachment into forest reserves by illegal occupants, alleging that some illegal forest occupants had pulled down economic trees for illegal development of unapproved housing structures.
He noted that the ministry through collaboration with the Ministry of Urban and Physical Planning had curtailed the sharp practice leading to demolition of some of the illegal structures within the reserves, especially in the Ogun East Senatorial District.
Oludotun condemned the illegal conduct of some monarchs who often leased out land to illegal forest operators to perpetrate illicit operations within the reserves.
The State lawmakers also appraised the budget performance of some State higher institutions of learning including the Tai Solarin Universty of Education and Gateway ICT Polytechnic Saapade.
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