Rotimi said this is evident in the several challenges the country faces including flooding, drought, food insecurity, erosion, extreme temperature, and even conflicts due to resource scarcity and struggle.
Drawing a nexus between climate chane and conflict, Rotimi said: “The heat wave is just one of the surface impacts that we feel and experience, but the problem runs deep. In different parts of the country, climate change is exacerbating the root causes of conflict. “This makes conflict imminent and corroborates HomerDixon’s theory which postulates that “environmental change is at the forefront of scarcity which alters the society’s socio-political fabric, disrupts production and leads to violent conflict.”
He said further that “flooding worsens the humanitarian crisis in Nigeria. It leads to significant internal displacement of people and this increases the risk of violence and social tension in the receiving communities. On press freedom, he said the House was committed to working with the media to promote the preservation of freedom of expression and the press by reviewing of laws and practices that restrict press freedom and the ability of the media to carry out its constitutional role.