The co-recipient of the Commonwealth Peace Prize, Rev Dr James Wuye, commended Kadccam for its commitment towards promoting awareness on climate change accountability through media, both online and offline.
Briefing at Teku International Farms, Rev Dr James praised KADCCAM for their commitment through using various forms of media to create awareness among the general public on the 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 newspapers, radio, and online News on all the advocacies to the ministry, and stakeholders on environmental protection, with their engagement with civil society organization
He commended the Kaduna State commissioner of environment, 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 our environment against all forms of environmental degradation.
Responding, Ibrahima Yakubu, the co-chair of Kaduna State’s 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 organisms in the state”
He commented on the effort to the Commonwealth prize winner 2025 for his efforts towards encouraging innovative ideas to protect the environment
Yakubu added that since the launch of KADCCAM by the Kaduna State government, they have carried out many advocacy and media campaigns aimed at protecting the environment
He then called on civil society organization and non governmental organization and religious leaders to join the campaign against desertification, deforestation, guilty 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.
