The National President of the Association of Local government of Nigeria, ALGON Mr. Kolade Alabi has urged Africa Leaders to declare climate change as a global emergency.

He stated this when he joined other top high power delegation top Nigeria technocrats, and international experts at the African Union Summit on global centre adaptation held in Rotterdam Netherlands.

Mr. Alabi who decried the high rate of increasing dangers of climate change globally stressed that any right-thinking person on earth has a duty towards taking actions that will protect the earth from destruction.

The National President of ALGON , while reiterated the committed of the Association under his leadership promised to collaborate with international community to facilitate accelerated development at the grassroots inline with international best practice.

Mr. Alabi added the overall focus of the summit was to explore significant opportunity for job creation in rural areas , as well as to ensure increases in productivity for GDP growth and poverty reduction.

The Summit which brought together global leaders from across governments, international organizations, multilateral development banks, the private sector, mayors, civil society, youth leaders, and other stakeholders was also to raise the ambition on adaptation action for the continent.