Bauchi NUJ Plants 100 Tree Seedlings in State University to Fight Desertification

By Segun Awofadeji

As part of its efforts to fight desertification in the state, the Bauchi State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has planted 100 tree seedlings at the permanent campus of Bauchi State University, Gadau.

While leading other members of the NUJ in the tree planting exercise yesterday, the council Chairman, Umar Sa’idu, said the council decided to join the tree planting campaign in order to reclaim the lost forest in the state.

According to him, “Considering the speed at which the state is losing its forest areas due to the activities of people who are engaged in illegal felling of trees, concerted efforts must be made to reclaim the forests by planting new trees.

“The Bauchi State Environmental Protection Agency (BASEPA) provided the 100 tree seedlings, however, we are appealing to the management of the university to nurture the planted trees to grow in order to complement the government efforts to fight desertification across the state.”

In his remarks, the Vice Chancellor of the unuversity, Prof Auwalu Uba, commended the state NUJ for complementing the efforts of the university in the fight against desertification in the school, saying it is one of the main challenges facing the university.

Represented by the Director of Physical Planning of the university, Aminu Mohammed Umar, the VC said the management of the university is doing everything humanly possible to ensure that the desertification does not affect physical structure on campus, which is the reason it embarked on seasonal tree planting.