by Achadu Gabriel, Kaduna
The co-recipient of Commonwealth peace prize, Rev Dr James Wuye, has commended Kaduna State Climate Change Accountability Mechanism (KADCCAM) for its commitment towards promoting awareness on climate change accountability through media, both online and offline.
While giving briefing at Teku International Farms Kaduna, Rev Dr James praised KADCCAM for their commitment through using various mediums to create awareness to the general public on harmful effects of polluting the environment, while creating awareness to mitigate bush burning.
Rev James said, he has been following the activities of Kaduna through Newspaper, Radio and online news on all the advocacies to ministry and stakeholders on environmental protection with their engagement with civil society organizations.
He commented the Kaduna State commissioner of environment, Honorable Abubakar Buba, and all the members of KADCCAM for their various contributions towards making Kaduna State better.
He appealed to all citizens to support government efforts towards protecting the environment against all forms of environmental degradation.
Responding, Ibrahima Yakubu, who is Co-chair of Kaduna State Climate Change Accountability Mechanism, said, “It’s a collective responsibility to protect Kaduna State against all forms of ecological challenges and other forms of environmental degradation affecting humans and other living organism in the state.”
He commended the effort to the Commonwealth prize winner, 2025, for his efforts towards encouraging innovative ideas to protect the environment.
Yakubu added that, since the launching of KADCCAM by Kaduna State Government, they have carried out many advocacies and media campaigns aimed at protecting the environment.
He then called on civil society organizations, nongovernmental organizations and religious leaders to join the campaign against desertification, deforestation, gully erosion and other forms of environmental degradation affecting humans and other living organisms in the environment.
Recalled that the Commonwealth Peace Prize is part of a multi-phase collaboration between the Khalili Foundation and the Commonwealth Secretariat to support and amplify peace-building initiatives across the 56 member states.
In 2025, Rev Dr. James Wuye and Imam Nuraini Ashafa were the recipients of the award from Nigeria.