From DORCAS PANKYES, ABUJA
The Minister of Environment, Balarabe Abbas Lawal has paid a familiarization visit to his colleagues in the Ministry of Works, Sen. David Nweze Umahi and the Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Arc. Ahmed Musa Dangiwarzo and the Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development, Hon. Abdullahi Tijjani Gwarzo in their offices, Mabushi, Abuja.
The minister described his visit as necessary because this will further strengthen the existing collaboration between the three ministries. He added that “partnership and collaboration between the three ministers would enable the ministries to achieve their mandates as stipulated during the Presidential retreat.”
According to him, the area of collaborations would include environmental impact assessment, planting of trees, erosion control, pollution control and climate change among others.
He assured his colleagues that the Ministry of Environment would achieve the mandate given to it by Mr. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu (GCFR) on six (6) key priority areas related to the environment as contained in eight (8) points Economic Agenda of the present administration.
Earlier, the three ministers commended the Minister of Environment, Balarabe Abbas Lawal and assured him that their ministries will always be ready to comply with environmental regulations.
It would be recalled that the newly deployed Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Works, Dr. Yakubu Kofar Matan, paid a similar working visit to his counterpart in the Federal Ministry of Environment, Mahmud Adam Kambari, who was also recently deployed to the ministry.
The visit was to further strengthen collaboration and cordial working relationships between the ministries.
