Blame state govts for deforestation falana

A quote from Femi Falana, a Nigerian human rights lawyer and activist!

Here's the quote:

"The blame for deforestation in Nigeria should be laid squarely at the doorstep of the state governments. They are the ones who have been allocating land to their cronies and friends for the purpose of logging and other forms of exploitation. The federal government has no control over the forests, and the state governments are not doing enough to protect them."

(Femi Falana, quoted in The Punch, 2019)

In this quote, Falana is highlighting the role of state governments in Nigeria in perpetuating deforestation, rather than the federal government. He argues that state governments are responsible for allocating land to their allies and friends for logging and other forms of exploitation, which has led to widespread deforestation in the country.