The director-general of National Council on Climate Change (NCCC), Dr. Salisu Dahiru, has said the issues revolving around climate change are top priority of the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu- led administration.
Dahiru stated this during the South-west sensitisation programme on the use of Atmosfair Save 80 clean cook stoves, a climate friendly device.
The programme, which attracted women and representatives of nongovernmental organisations, Civil Society Organisations and other stakeholders, was held at Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL)), where the environment friendly cooking stove was demonstrated.
Dahiru stated that a private company would establish a plant for manufacturing of environment friendly clean cook stove in Ogun state which would serve the South-west region.
The DG said the present administration has recognised that resolving the issues of climate change provides it with ample opportunity to achieve many of its objectives such as revamping the economy, providing security and ending the country’s super dependence on fossil fuels.
“This government wants to revamp the economy, provide security, it is interested in ending super dependence on fossil fuels. We want to use our natural resources to address challenges that the country is facing and addressing them could be possible by prioritizing climate change discussion.
“To revamp the economy, we want to say that we want to stop using our natural resources in a bad way.
“Take for instance the issue of this clean stove, it helps to address issues of health for the women, issues of time saving, issues of money and deforestation. We are saying we are not going to be importing it, no. It will be produced here in the country providing employment for the people and more revenue for the country in form of tax among other values chain,” he said
