President Muhammadu Buhari has inaugurated the Climate Change Council.
The president did this on Wednesday while presiding over the federal executive council at the council chambers of the presidential villa, Abuja.
On November 18, 2021, Buhari signed the climate change bill into law as a way of solidifying Nigeria’s pledges at COP26 and its commitments to the Paris agreement.
He said the Act will enable the mainstreaming of climate change actions and the establishment of a National Council on Climate Change.
He added that the Act will also pave the way for environmental and economic accounting and a push for a net zero emission deadline plan in the country.
However, six months after the bill was signed, there was no implementation. This led to public outcry from stakeholders and civil society organisations (CSOs).
So, on July 19, Buhari appointed Salisu Dahiru as the director general of the Climate Change Council to champion the implementation of the Act.
During his appointment, Dahiru was mandated to ensure that the implementations of the Climate Change Council are in sync with the aspirations enshrined in the nationally determined contributions (NDCs).
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo was present at the inauguration as well as Boss Mustapha, secretary to the government of the federation; Ibrahim Gambari, chief of staff to the president, and Folasade Yemi-Esan, head of the service of the federation, among others.
