COP29: Tinubu Approves climate accountability portal
President Bola Tinubu has authorised the establishment of a Climate Accountability and Transparency Portal and other measures to ensure efficiency and accountability in the nation’s participation at the 29th UN Climate Change Conference (COP 29) in Baku, Azerbaijan, from November 11 to 22.
The Special Presidential Envoy on Climate Action, Ajuri Ngelale, announced this while addressing reporters at the State House yesterday in Abuja on Nigeria’s preparation for the forthcoming climate conference.
He also announced that the government would strictly implement cost-saving measures that would save the nation nearly ₦10 billion during COP 29, relative to expenditures made during COP 28 in Dubai last year.
This was disclosed in a statement last night by the Director of Information and Public Relations in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF), Segun Imohiosen, reads: “President Bola Tinubu is fully aware of and sensitive to the economic conditions confronting our people and, as a result, he approved an audit of the expenditure profile of last year’s COP 28 climate conference. While there was deliberate misinformation regarding the delegation size, our investigation clearly identified inefficiencies that required immediate remedies.
