Yar'Adua's pledge on stable climate

The promise by President Umaru Yar'Adua that his administration would act to confront the challenges of global climate change on Nigeria's environment is reassuring. The President told members of the Board of Trustees of the Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) recently that measures to deal with threats to the country's environment have already been factored into his administration's plans to revitalise and accelerate the pace of national economic development. Indeed, Nigeria needs to ensure that future generations inherit a country that can sustain qualitative existence. As the President noted, the current devastation of the Nigerian environment is a far cry from what obtained in the country about 50 years ago. Today's environmental condition tells the story of how unplanned and uncontrolled growth can impact negatively on the environment. It is therefore, gratifying that the Yar'Adua administration is taking the threats posed by climate change seriously. FULL STORY