10th House Moves To Address Ecological Challenges

By Oduyemi Odumade

The House of Representatives Committee on Ecological Funds has declared its determination to overhaul the existing system to address Ecological Challenges.

Chairman of the Committee, Aminu Jaji stated this during the Committee’s inaugural meeting in Abuja highlighting their dual mission of diligent oversight and comprehensive system reforms.

According to Jaji more than 50 requests from members on how to address ecological challenges in their States are before the 10th House.

He further alleged that some persons, are using ecological projects as a way of making money.

“We as a Committee have to stop this. We have to carry out NEEDS assessment ourselves across the 36 States of the federation before funds can be disbursed for it. We’ll ensure that the narrative is changed”, he said.

While urging the Committee to focus on how to address the ecological challenges like desertification in the north, erosion in the South East among others in different parts of the country, the chairman charged its Committee to come up with new ideas to tackle it.

The Committee promised to collaborate with all stakeholders including members of the immediate past Committee to see how ecological challenges in the country can be addressed.

A member of the committee, Julius Pondi who also chairs committee on environment while commending the leadership for selecting some technocrats to be part of the ecological funds Committee, advised that if only the chairman can be firm in his decisions, the Committee will achieve the desired result.

Other members of the Committee pledged their commitment to change the narrative by sanitising the system.

Edited By Grace Namiji