“Until the 1970s, we had no crude oil, things like timber accounted for and helped us in foreign exchange.”
of Edo State on Wednesday inaugurated the Edo State Forestry Commission with a 10-year Forest Restoration and Plantation plan to tackle deforestation, forest degradation and develop the forest assets.
He noted that the state was fortunate as far as forestry was concerned, saying “forestry management started in Edo almost a 100 years ago and we still have documents in our archives to show that. “We have always had this history of managing our forest even as late as 1995, we had a third working cycle where we planted for another 25 years.
“We had the same problem with sports and that is why we set up the sports commission to deal with sports exclusively. “We have been talking about diversification of the economy. Until the 1970s, we had no crude oil, things like timber accounted for and helped us in foreign exchange.
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