President Muhammadu Buhari says a total of 266 ecological projects have been completed by his administration across the country in the last seven years (2015-2022).
The President said this in Abuja on Wednesday at the launch of a compendium of ecological projects undertaken by this administration.
President Buhari said 332 ecological projects were approved during the period in review, out of which 266 were accomplished while the remaining 66 are at different stages of completion.
The President, who launched the publication before the commencement of the Federal Executive Council meeting, commended the Secretary to the Government of the Federation and the Management Team of the Ecological Project Office (EPO), for the judicious use of available resources for the effective implementation of approved projects, as well as the initiative for the publication.
The President directed Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to showcase their performance and achievements to the public In order to leverage the benefits accruable to government from the commendable efforts of the EPO.
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The President noted that the Compendium, which is for the reading pleasure and knowledge of Nigerians, would bridge the information and communication gap between Nigerians and the real-time performance of his Administration by portraying the specific locations of ecological projects, with pictorial evidence as well as proofs of handing over the projects to the beneficiaries.
He urged States and Local Governments to judiciously use their shares of the ecological fund, strictly for ecological projects towards addressing the ecological problems in their areas.
Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, told the President that the 554-page publication supervised by the Permanent Secretary, EPO, Dr Habiba Lawal, is aimed at keeping the public abreast of the efforts of the administration in addressing verified ecological problems in ‘‘all the nooks and crannies of Nigeria.’’
He thanked the President for promoting the culture of accountability and for approving the change of name of Ecological Fund Office to EPO, for its mandate not to be misconstrued by the public.
On the Federal Government share of the Ecological Fund, the SGF explained that the latest sharing formula of the Ecological and Derivation Fund (EDF) as modified allocates 1.00 percent to the Federal Government, 0.72 percent to States while the Local Governments get 0.60 percent.
He added that out of the 1.00 percent of the Federal Government monthly share, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) gets 20 percent, National Agency for Great Green (NAGGW) Wall 5 percent, North East Development Commission (NEDC) 10 percent while the National Agricultural Development Agency (NALDA) receives 10 percent.
Editor Paul Akhagbemhe
