Rep Sam Onuigbo says that Nigeria's Climate Change Act made provision for all tiers of the government  to be represented on the National Council on Climate Change -- Nigeria's highest decision making body as established by the Act -  with members of the Council including t the Chairman of the Governors Forum; The Local Government Areas to be represented through the President of Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON).


Onuigbo who sponsored and facilitated the passage of the Act further added  that there are provisions for women, youths, Civil Society Organisations, the private sector, and Persons Living with Disabilities to be part of the Council too.


He reiterated that the primary focus of the Act is to drive Nigeria's climate change adaptation and mitigation efforts, while also guiding the country to a just transition that will address the country's energy problems, and help the country transit to a robust, sustainable, and clean economy. 


The lawmaker who is the Chairperson of Climate Parliament Nigeria and  represents Ikwuano/Umuahia North/South Federal Constituency  was speaking at Climate Parliament's "Luxor Forum" which was held in Luxor, Egypt, between November 4-6, 2022.


The "Luxor Forum" brought together parliamentarians, members of development agencies, and experts across the world on a 3-day conversation around the impacts of climate change on specific regions, energy access, gender, financing the energy transition, etc