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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>A group, Coalition of South East Youth Leaders, COSEYL, has warned that the high cost of cooking gas was pushing most Nigerian families back to the use of firewood and charcoal.<\/p>\n

The group said the return to the use of firewood for cooking would affect the ecosystem as indiscriminate felling of trees for firewood has begun in most communities.<\/p>\n

A statement signed by the group\u2019s President, Mr Goodluck Ibem and made available to DAILY POST in Awka, urged President Muhammadu Buhari to urgently wade into the high cost of cooking gas.<\/p>\n

The group in the press statement said: \u201cWe are displeased with the federal government over the escalated price of cooking gas from N350 to N800 per kilogramme which is above the reach of the common man.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe federal government has no justifiable reason or reasons to inflict such level of hardship and suffering on Nigerian citizens who depend on this commodity to cook, eat and make a living.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt amounts to negligence and lack of proper planning on the part of the federal government to allow such essential commodity to rise above the reach of the common man. This blatant negligence by the federal government must be speedily addressed forthwith to avoid catastrophic consequences against our ecosystem.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ibem said, \u201cBefore now, Nigerians were using the local means of cooking, which is firewoods or charcoal, but when cooking gas came on board, Nigerians quickly switched over to it which really helped in reforestation.<\/p>\n

\u201cAbout 70 percent of Nigerians who were using gas for cooking are moving back to the use of firewoods and charcoal which has increased pressure on our forests as trees are felled every minute of the day to produce firewoods for cooking.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf something is not done immediately to reduce the price of cooking gas, there will be dire consequences on our forests and ecosystem.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe as humans depends on green plants for our daily supply of oxygen while giving back carbon dioxide to the plants. If all the green trees are felled in an attempt to get firewoods and charcoal, how will we survive without adequate oxygen in our blood system,\u201d the group queried.<\/p>\n

It added that the negligence on the part of the government will come at a heavy cost on our forests and ecosystem and something must be done immediately to salvage the ugly situation.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe, therefore, call on President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately step in and address the outrageous increase in our cooking gas before things get out of hand. The time is now!\u201d<\/p>\n

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