The establishment of 10 additional national parks was requested by President Muhammadu Buhari, and it was approved by the House of Representatives on Thursday.
This comes after the majority leader of the House of Representatives, Rep. Ado Doguwa, adopted a resolution during a meeting in Abuja.
The request for the parks was previously authorized on Tuesday by the assembly’s upper chamber.
According to Doguwa, Buhari issued an order designating 10 parks throughout Nigeria as national parks on November 16, 2022.
He said in consonance with the provisions of Section 18 of the National Park Service Act, the President, in writing requested the concurrence of the House on 10 New National Parks.
“Subject to this Act, the President with the concurrence of the National Assembly will publish in the gazette, declaring such areas in the federation as national parks,’’ he said.
This, according to him, shall be subject to the provisions of the Act; or, an order made under Subsection (i) of this section shall set out the situation limits of each National Park.
He added that it specifies the intern management policy for the National Park, and specifies the classification of the National Park.
He said: “aware that the declaration Order, 2022 set out; the declaration of new National Parks; name, situation and limits of the new National Park; and constitution of the National Parks Management Committee.”
The 10 new National Parks declared in the Order are: Allawa Game Reserve, Niger, Apoi Forest Reserve, Bayelsa, and Edumenum Reserve, Bayelsa.
Others include: Falgore Game Reserve, Kano State, Baturiya Wetland game Reserve, Jigawa, Kampe Forest Reserve, Kwara, Kogo Forest Reserve, Katsina State, and Marhai Forest Reserve, Nasarawa State
Also in the lists are; Oba Hill Forest Reserve, Osun and Pandam Forest Reserve, Plateau State.