Members of the Kaduna State House Committee on Environment and Natural resources said they would move a motion to revive the monthly sanitation exercise and tree planting across the state to address climate change.
The legislators made the disclosure in separate interviews with journalists on Tuesday after an engagement meeting with civil society on environmental protection and climate change in Kaduna state.
The Chairman of the committee, Mr Stingo Danlami, said climate change was a serious problem affecting the citizens of the state adding that practical solutions must be employed to mitigate it.
According to him, indiscriminate dumping of waste was found in major cities of the state adding that the reintroduction of monthly sanitation and planting of trees would go along in saving the environment.
Mahmud Lawal, a member of the committee said climate change would be addressed by stopping tree felling and planting trees,proper waste management among others.
“We will sensitize the public on laws related to environmental protection and the importance obeying these laws
“We agree to bring back monthly sanitation across the state immediately; we resume plenary; it is mandatory to save our environment,” he said.
Henry Marah, the House Committee Chairman on Information, NGOs and Development partners, said the legislators would work with the CSOs on bills and motions that would help mitigate climate change.
He said that the lawmakers, as representatives of the people would do everything humanly possible to ensure a safe environment and address climate change.
