John Charles As part of efforts to mitigate the devastating effect of flooding, the Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Professor Joseph Utserv said the Federal Government has concluded plans to construct dams across the country. He made this known during the inauguration and handing over of the 1.2km Idye River Basin erosion control/hydraulic drainage project in Makurdi, Benue State capital.
The project was handled by the National Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission. (N-HYPPADEC). Utserv was represented by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume at the occasion.
The minister said, “Water is life that is why in the Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation, we are building dams across the country and Benue is not left out. “We are also providing water infrastructure across all the breaths of Nigeria and the President is building a Nigeria where everyone is involved.” In the SGF’s speech, Akume noted that the project being commissioned represents an important step towards taming the challenge of flood in the Makurdi metropolis.
The SGF acknowledged N-HYPPADEC’s dedication to reversing environmental degradation and promoting sustainable community development in Nigeria’s power-producing areas. He stated that the objective of the agency was in alignment with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s vision of an industrialised and developed country where the nation’s hydropower dams can generate adequate electri.