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Ondo Coord flags off tree planting campaign

The State Coordinator of the National Youth Service Corps in Ondo State, Mrs. Kuburat Omowumi Bakare has disclosed that the Scheme is contributing to the preservation of nature by embarking on tree planting campaigns nationwide.The State Coordinator made this disclosure when she flagged off the tree planting campaign at Federal Secretariat Complex in Akure, the state capital. Bakare, who lauded the initiative, said that the campaign is basically to promote afforestation and prevent natural disasters such as flood and erosion.The NYSC Ondo State Coordinator announced that the Scheme will beautify the Secretariat Complex with the massive planting of economic trees to aid the aesthetic value of the Secretariat. The Coordinator used the occasion to call on all corps members to support the campaign by engaging in tree planting at their respective places of primary assignment and the host communities "My dear children in the national service, I want you to make the best out of this campaign by planting economic trees at your various places of primary assignment and the host communities. This will add value to your personality and enhance your future fulfilment. Posterity will be kind to you for taking part in the laudable project to preserve our environment" she said."Accordingly, the exercise which is tagged, 'Each One Plant and Nurture One' should be embarked by all corps members who are expected to plant a tree and ensure it is nurtured. This intervention is aimed at assisting the Government at different levels and members of the communities in fighting desertification, deforestation, erosion menace, et cetera".The foremost corps member in the Sunshine State while acknowledging the immense contributions of the Controller, Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning for ceding some portions of the land for the exercise. In her goodwill message, she Controller, Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning, Town Planner Yetunde Morohunfola described the campaign as remarkable and commended the NYSC for the noble initiative. TPL Morohunfola appreciated the NYSC for the honour bestowed on her to be part of the historic event, saying that NYSC Scheme has become a strong and formidable household name nationally. She encouraged the corps members to continue to give their best to the country as the society is looking up to them to provide quality leadership to the country in not too far away distance.The Assistant Director/Head, Community Development Service (CDS) Branch, Mrs. Martha Iziengbe Ihenyen, while giving a vote of thanks, expressed appreciation to everyone for making the flag-off an outstanding success.Ihenyen specifically acknowledged the presence of the Controller,  Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning for providing the land for the planting, as well as the Honourable Commissioner for Agriculture and Forestry, Ondo State for providing the seedlings for the tree planting campaign.