As Adamawa State House of Assembly is legislating on a bill to establish Adamawa Climate Change Commission, the Member representing Mubi South constituency at the assembly, Hon. Yohanna Sahabo Jauro, says the commission if established will curb the effect of climate change.
The bill which is at the final stage of legislative processes was sponsored by Hon. Yohanna Sahabo, aimed at curtailing climate change effects on the planet earth which pose a threat to human existence.
The report on the bill was considered and adopted at the plenary on Tuesday, presided by the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Bathiya Wesley, after which the Speaker directed the Chairman Rules and Business of the hallowed chamber to schedule it for 3rd reading.
The new bill is tagged, " A bill for a law to establish Adamawa State Climate Change Commission to provide for mainstreaming of climate change actions and to provide for other matters incidental thereto".
Speaking on the merits of the legislation, the Member representing Mubi South constituency, Hon. Yohanna Sahabo Jauro, said that the importance of the bill cannot be over-emphasized.
Hon. Yohanna Sahabo explained that the primary function of the commission is to curb the effect of climate change, adding that it will partner with donor agencies and organisations around the world and harness resources to save the planet earth starting from Adamawa state.
He lamented that the emission of gasses from industries and motor vehicles, indiscriminate felling of trees and several other man made problems adversely affect the planet earth resulting to drought and flooding in different parts of the world, including food insecurity, pest invasion, biodiversity loss, famine, decreased mortality, ecosystem damage, and soil erosion, among others.
According to him, a number of human activities are damaging ozone layer thereby causing global warming, lamenting that in this part of the world use of motor vehicles and indiscriminate felling of trees and charcoal making contribute to the challenges confronting humanity today.
He observed with concern how people indiscriminately cut down trees without planting others to serve as a replacement, saying that trees take carbon monoxide from human system and release oxygen to them.
He said that Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, had banned felling of trees for charcoal purposes and that people need to abide by it.
The legislator said that is why the fight against land degradation, desertification, and drought in Adamawa and Nigeria and elsewhere across the globe is a joint one and demands multi-faceted approaches, saying that their effort as lawmakers is to save the planet earth.
He added that living in a green environment itself is healthy and that the concern of the hallowed chamber is the planet earth, saying that people are killing themselves with some the actions they take on the environment.
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