Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has been playing a vital role in his national greening legacy initiative since he took office that enabled the people of Ethiopia to plant 350 million trees within a day, disclosed Abebe Getahun, a Professor in Aquatic Biology at the Department of Zoological Sciences of the Addis Ababa University.
Speaking to The Ethiopian Herald, he said: “Though the previous Ethiopian governments had also attached importance to environmental protection tasks, the incumbent has made millions of Ethiopians to involve themselves in the tree-planting campaign. This is a great achievement for the premier. He should keep up with the good work. ”
Nowadays, the community and society are well aware of the importance of conservation owing to the series of works undertaken in a short time.
He further stressed that unpredictable rainfall and unpredictable temperature increase is felt by the general public all the time. The Ethiopian government is committed to improving the situation which is going from the bad to the worse from time to time. Above and beyond, the general public has to stand by the side of the government. The people of Ethiopia are working hand in glove with the government.
“What is going on in terms of planting trees across the country should continue every year. As only planting is not enough, we should take care of them to increase the chance of the trees’ survival. Otherwise, we cannot reap the fruit of success. We have to be able to take care of the trees. Recently, the premier has embarked on watering the trees which had been planted in the last August tree planting campaign. It is an exemplary one which deserves respect and appreciation,” he wrapped up.
In a tweet on April 24, 2020, Prime Minister Abiy broke the news of the second round national tree transplantation program as he visited a tree nursery site in Oromia state. The state is preparing 3.5 billion various seedlings and 1.1 coffee seedlings for the program that would run by end of this Ethiopian year. He also appreciated the state for undertaking major works per the national plan.
The Ethiopian Herald May 1/2020
BY ADDISALEM MULAT
