Kano Ulama council pledges support for CITAD’s one million trees campaign

The Kano State Council of Ulama has pledged to mobilise residents across the state’s 44 local government areas to support the Centre for Information Technology and Development’s (CITAD) Plant One Million Trees (P1MT) campaign.

The council’s chairman, Sheikh Ibrahim Khalil, gave the assurance when a delegation from the campaign visited the council in Kano to seek its support for the environmental initiative.

Khalil said the campaign aligned with the teachings of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), which encourage tree planting and environmental protection.

He explained that trees provide lasting benefits to humans and animals, adding that planting them constitutes an act of continuous charity, known in Islam as Sadakat-ul-Jariyya.

“The Prophet mentioned that we should plant trees and that animals that eat from it, humans that eat from it, and people that stay under their shades would be counted as ‘Sadakat-ud-Jariyya’ for us.
both here and in the hereafter,” he said.

The cleric urged residents to regard tree planting as a religious and social responsibility, noting that the practice could help protect the environment and mitigate climate change.

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He also appealed to CITAD to supply seedlings for distribution to council members across the 44 local government areas to encourage wider participation.

Khalil commended the organisation for its environmental advocacy and reaffirmed the council’s commitment to mobilising residents for the campaign.

Earlier, a member of the P1MT team, Buhari Abba, said CITAD launched the initiative in September 2026 to tackle desertification, vegetation loss and climate change across the 19 northern states.

Abba said the campaign aims to plant and nurture one million indigenous trees across Northern Nigeria within one year, with the initiative scheduled to end in September 2027.

He added that CITAD was working with relevant stakeholders, including the Kano State Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, to achieve the target.

According to him, the campaign has an online portal, p1mt.ng, where members of the public can register their tree-planting activities to support documentation, accountability, and monitoring of the trees’ survival.

The P1MT team urged residents to participate by planting trees, nurturing them to maturity, and uploading details of their activities to the portal.

It said sustained public participation would be crucial to meeting the target and promoting environmental sustainability across Northern Nigeria.