FG blames charcoal dealers, state govts for deforestation
The Federal Government on Thursday blamed powerful interests for the massive deforestation in states where lumberjacks fell trees for the commercial production of charcoal. It said the activities of these interests were against the federal government’s target to plant 25 million trees by 2030 under the afforestation policy of the Buhari regime. Minister of Environment, Barrister Mohammed Abdullahi disclosed this …