Wife of the Governor of Ogun State, Mrs. Olufunso Amosun has described the former South African President, Dr. Nelson Mandela as one of the greatest Africa’s icons of hope, saying his exemplary life is worthy of celebration by Africans.

Speaking during the commissioning of the Nelson Mandela Garden of 95 Trees/Unveiling of the Nelson Mandela Statue at the Asaba International Airport in Asaba, Delta State, Mrs. Amosun said she was very happy to identify with a worthy project like this in honour of the Madiba.

She said: “Your aspirations on this project have given us hope to continue to teach our youths on how to sustain our environment. It has also given hope to my philosophy of Green Empathy – teaching our youths to be more sympathetic to our environment. We would continue to teach them not to be wasteful in order to protect the earth,” she said.

To commemorate the 95th birthday celebra-tion of Nelson Mandela, the Nelson Mandela Garden of 95 Trees was established.

The Phase One of the project involves the creation of the garden which has been designed in the shape of the map of Africa, using 95 trees with the maps of Nigeria and South Africa clearly delineated with trees.