Disturbed by the rate at which forest resources are being depleted for food crop cultivation, lumbering, sand excavation, road construction and fuel wood exploitation among others, a Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former gubernatorial aspirant, Chief Sunny Onuesoke, has appealed to the Delta State Government to declare a state of emergency against deforestation in the state.
Onuesoke, who made the appeal while speaking to journalists yesterday on the sideline during a workshop in Lagos on the effect of deforestation, noted that apart from timber resources, tropical rain forest is very rich in variety of plant, animal products that provide food, energy, medicine, shelter, recreational facilities for people in the state.
He added that it equally plays important roles in the amelioration of weather conditions and patterns, protection of soil and food crops among others.