Ogun Forestry Ministry generates N80m, spends N125m in three months

Ogun State Ministry of Forestry said it generated N80.7 million as revenue within the first quarter of the year 2023.

The Ministry also said on Thursday that it spent N125.2 million on recurrent expenditures within the first three months of the year.

Commissioner for Forestry, Oludotun Taiwo made this disclosure when he led the management team from the Ministry to address the Ogun State House of Assembly on the performance of the Ministry between January and March 2023.

At the budget performance appraisal held by the House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry and chaired by Hon. Sylvester Abiodun, the Commissioner stated that the Ministry is working hard to improve on its revenue and boost its afforestation programmes.

Taiwo assured that the ministry under his watch would embark on massive plantation of trees in 2023, in line with the budget objectives of the Ministry for the fiscal year.

Reacting, the committee Chairman, Hon. Abiodun charged the Ministry to improve on its revenue drive without inflicting unnecessary hardship on the people.