President Bola Tinubu has expanded the membership of the Presidential Committee on Climate Action and Green Economic Solutions.
On May 19, 2024, the President announced the names of 26 members of the same committee led by him.
The Green Economic Programme is a United Nations initiative to encourage and enable member states to support investment in low-carbon development and green sectors.
However, in a statement on Sunday by the Director, Information and Public Relations, Segun Imohiosen, stated that the president had added more members to the committee.
“The President has approved the expansion of the membership of the Presidential Committee on Climate Action and Green Economic Solutions”, the statement stated.
Imohiosen added that the committee would be inaugurated in July.
The additional members comprise a representative each from the Federal Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning; Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources (Gas); Federal Ministry of Innovation, Science & Technology and NNPCL.
Others are Special Assistant to the President on Energy Transition, Ms. Yasmin Mohammed and a representative from the Energy Transition Office, Mr. Somkele Awa-Kalu.
“The President emphasizes diligence, dedication, and patriotism in the execution of this critical national assignment with a view to realizing his administration’s agenda on climate action and green industrial growth for the long-term benefit of the Nigerian people and Africans at large,” the statement added.
Imohiosen also said to bring clarity to the functions of the Office of the Special Presidential Envoy on Climate Action within the climate and green economy ecosystem, the president has approved the terms of reference for the pioneering Office.
He said, “By the President’s directive, the Office of the Special Presidential Envoy on Climate Action shall be:
“The lead negotiator on climate-related matters on behalf of the Federal Government of Nigeria, reporting directly to the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
“ The lead negotiator on the carbon market and management initiatives on behalf of the Federal Republic of Nigeria with a mandate to integrate the work of the Intergovernmental Committee on National Carbon Market Activation Plan into the climate action plans of the Federal Government of Nigeria, reporting directly to the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.”