Adeleke appoints Prof Chinwe as DG, special envoy on climate change

By Shina Abubakar, Osogbo

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has approved the assignment of Professor Chinwe Obuaku-Igwe to the presumption of Director-General and Special Envoy to the Governor connected Climate Change and Renewable Energy.

Prior to this appointment, she was a advisor to the State Government connected Climate Change and Renewable Energy, during which she developed a robust argumentation connected Climate Change and Renewable Energy for the state.

A connection issued by the Governor’s spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, connected Friday stated that her elevation reflects the State’s committedness to consolidating its enactment successful clime governance and renewable vigor innovation.

“As Director-General & Special Envoy, Prof. Obuaku-Igwe, the connection added volition run straight nether the Governor, with a mandate to thrust high-level partnerships with multilateral agencies, investors, and planetary clime networks.

“She coordinate the cross-sectoral implementation of Osun’s Climate Action Plan and renewable vigor modulation and guarantee that the State maintains its relation arsenic a nationalist and continental person successful climate-smart governance”.

The connection added that during her tenure arsenic advisor to the State, her accomplishment includ; Developing the Osun Climate Action Plan, Climate Smart Investment portfolio, Renewable Energy Policy, and Circular Economy Framework, pioneering sub-national clime policies successful South West Nigeria.

“Representing Osun State astatine planetary and nationalist platforms, including COP28 successful Azerbaijan and the Citizens Lobby Conference successful Washington DC, securing climate-linked investments.

“Training much than 2,000 youths and women successful circular system and waste-to-wealth initiatives, starring to the instauration of implicit 350 greenish SMEs, establishing a recycling hub with FBRA and Waste Swap, processing mega tonnes of recyclables monthly and formalising much than 400 jobs.

“Implementing the IMOLE Solar Lantern Campaign, which has distributed implicit 10,000 star lanterns to agrarian pupils, improving acquisition outcomes and reducing household vigor costs”, the connection reads.

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