Governor Hope Uzodimma has directed the sole administrators (SOLADS) in the 27 councils of Imo State to plant no fewer than 10,000 trees in their locality within six months of the launch of Hope Green Revolution Initiative.
He stated this while flagging off the tree planting initiative and launching of the Hope Green Revolution, in collaboration with development partners, Numeric Development Limited and Summit Innovative and Synergy Limited.
During the launch, partners disclosed that Imo could reap at least $10 billion in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) if it could key into the Global Green Transmission Agenda, also called Green Transition and Sustainable Economic Growth in Africa.
A yearly $100 billion is reportedly allocated to developing countries for environment-related projects, but Africa is not able to access up to four per cent of the funds meant for projects ranging from power to transportation, as well as infrastructure, among others.
The launching attracted representatives from the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment; Federal Ministry of Health; Federal Ministry of Environment and the United States Ambassador to Nigeria.
