2024 Tree Planting: Isolo Council Boss,Olasoju Leads Exco Members,CDC Chairman Others ln Sowing Seedlings. 

……Says location informed preference for council headquarters venue.

Emmanuel lkpeama 

The Year 2024 Tree-planting Exercise was today observed by the administration of Olasoju Adebayo on the premises of the council secretariat with government excos, management staff, and other stakeholders present.

Delivering the welcome address, the council boss maintained that more attention needs to be paid to the environment to drive home the desire for a greener and safer surrounding by, not only the government but also the residents of the state for the common good of all given the rising population which statistics put at an estimated one million annual growth.

The Council Manger,Pastor Samson Akinbami called for a shift away from ornamental plants to more medicinal and edible plants such as Garcinia Cola (bitter cola) since they, also provide shade and oxygen.

Speaking on behalf of the community, CDC Chairman, Hon. Adesegun Olatunde promised to embark on drastic sensitisation of the community through the federating Community Development Associations (CDAs) to ensure that they get more conscious of their environment and do everything possible to protect it from degradation.

While fielding questions from journalists, the council boss, Olasoju Adebayo said the council headquarters’ proximity to industries informed the choice of location for this year’s exercise to help combat emissions from the industries in the future apart from beautification as he set the ball rolling for serial planting by other dignitaries.

Present at the annual event from the Lagos State Park & Gardens Agency (LASPARK), Tree-planting and Maintenance Dept. were Messrs Ajiboye Kehinde Olayosile and Jimoh Afeez who discussed the traditional process and stages involved in planting the seedlings.