Niger Governor Mohammed Umar Bago has signed an Executive Order on the green economy initiative of the State Government.
The order, which was cited as “the Niger State Green Economy Initiative Order (No.3), 2023 provides that the Green Economy Initiative shall be driven in accordance with the State Blueprint detailing the strategic pillars and outlines the strategic key performance indicators, targets and timelines of the transition into a green economy.
Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Biological Ibrahim told The Nation in Abuja that also enshrined in the Order, is the provision that the Niger State Government shall produce a State-Wide Land Use and Economic Development Plan to guide investment decisions.
Such plan, he said, would ensure investments that would stabilise the green transition is properly coordinated and planned.
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He said the Order further directed all the Ministries, Departments, and Agencies of the State to adhere strictly to the initiative, adding that appropriate sanction will be carried out on any violator of the Executive Order.
According to him, the Executive Order was signed by the Governor shortly before the commencement of the weekly State Executive Council (SEC) Meeting at the Council Chambers of the Government House in Minna.
He quoted Governor Bago as saying that the Executive Order was to ensure effective implementation of the Green Economy Policy.
The State recently hosted the first summit on the green economy initiative with the view to turning around the economy of the State and engender socio-economic development.
