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Formation Of Tree Planters Association In The State

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Our Assessment 

This promise is rated Promise Broken. There is no verifiable evidence that the administration formed or formalized a state-backed "Tree Planters Association" during the 2019–2023 term. 

 

Why It Matters 

Reforestation is most effective when it moves beyond periodic government symbolism to become a community-led movement. A structured "Tree Planters Association" would have provided a platform for private individuals, farmers, and environmentalists to collaborate on long-term ecological restoration, access seedlings, and share technical knowledge on silviculture. Without this body, afforestation efforts in the state remained a top-down government responsibility, lacking the grassroots ownership necessary to ensure that newly planted trees survive beyond the inaugural photo opportunity and to combat the growing threat of deforestation and unpredictable weather patterns in the region. 
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Progress So Far

May 30, 2024

Seyi Makinde Breaks Tree Planters Association Formation Promise

Governor Seyi Makinde's campaign promise to form a Tree Planters Association in Oyo State during his first term (May 2019-May 2023) was never executed. 

 

The manifesto explicitly listed "Formation of Tree Planters Association in the state" as a specific deliverable under forest reserves and afforestation initiatives . 

 

Earlier today, we kicked off the Oyo State Tree Planting Campaign in Ibadan. Having considered the benefits of trees to our environment and our well-being, we are committed to planting at least

 

While the administration launched tree planting campaigns, notably a 500,000-tree planting initiative in May 2021 and various afforestation drives, no Tree Planters Association was formally established, registered, or inaugurated. 

 

Tree planting remained a government-led activity rather than a structured, independent association of tree planters as promised. The promise was broken.

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