Jeff Bezos, the American billionaire and creator of Amazon, has praised President Muhammadu Buhari for rehabilitating Nigeria’s devastated lands.
The Bezos Earth Fund has $10 billion to spend on climate change projects.
Bezos praised Buhari’s pledge to repair 4 million hectares of land.
Bezos made the remarks at a COP 26 side event in Glasgow, Scotland, where he was joined by Buhari, French President Emmanuel Macron, Prince Charles, and Mauritanian President Mohamed Ghazouani.
restoration in Africa, the case of the Great Green Wall initiative.”
Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, disclosed this in a statement.
Shehu qouted Bezos to have said, ‘‘We are fortunate to have President Buhari of Nigeria with us today.
‘‘Nigeria plays a critical role in the restoration movement and has pledged to restore 4 million hectares of degraded lands. This kind of ambition coming from Africa’s largest economy underscores just how vital this issue is.’’
Buhari had used the occasion of his address to appeal to fellow leaders to continue to make concerted efforts at land restoration.
Buhari said, ‘‘I am optimistic that Africa’s ambition of restoring over 100million hectares of the degraded landscape for productive agriculture is achievable.’’
“The President also pledged Nigeria’s unalloyed commitment to expanding the achievements of the GGW programme in Africa from the enviable status attained under the leadership of President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani of Mauritania.
‘‘Together we commit to the transformative process of restoring the African degraded landscape and ultimately the continent’s environment,’’ the statement read in part.