President Goodluck Jonathan will inaugurate the 40 megawatts Kashimbila multipurpose dam in February next year, the Minister of Water Resources, Mrs. Sarah Ochekpe, has said.

According to her, the Federal Government will maximise opportunities such as potable water supply, agriculture, power, tourism, aviation, transport as well as trade and investment in the Kashimbila dam for the benefit of the host communities and the country in general.

Ochekpe said these when she and her counterparts in the ministries of Power, Prof. Chinedu Nebo; Tourism, Culture and National Orientation, Mr. Edem Duke; and State for Power, Mr. Muhammed Wakil, inspected the dam in Taraba State.

The minister, in a statement made available by her ministry on Tuesday, said the dam was a buffer designed to accommodate the poisonous gas and water that might come to Nigeria in case of the breakdown of the Lake Nyos in Cameroon.

She noted that as of the present, the dam was generating 40MW of hydro power, 2,000 hectares of land for irrigation, and had potential for tourism, aviation and transportation, and would provide 60,000 cubic metres of water daily to 400,000 people.

Ochekpe was quoted as saying, “We are here at Kashimbila with three of my colleagues and we are happy with the level of work that we see. As of 2010, the level of completion of this project was just 10 per cent; but now, you can see that the project is at its final stage.

“The President has been driving this project and we are happy that today, the project is 95 per cent completed. We have already set in motion the process that will lead to the inauguration of the project in early February 2015.

“We want to maximise every opportunity that is available here. Next time we will come with our colleague from agriculture because of the irrigation component. Staple processing zone will be set up around this neighbourhood and this will not only open up the rural areas but will provide opportunities for further improvement in agriculture.”

Nebo, on his part, said the Federal Government had approved the contract for the erection of transmission lines that would evacuate the electricity generated from the dam.

“The transmission infrastructure that will be put in place here will strengthen the entire Taraba up to Benue and Plateau states so that we can have more reliable and stable electricity in these parts of the country,” he said.

Duke, in his address, said a team in his ministry had already developed a master plan to integrate tourism into the project, adding that the facilities on the ground at the dam were enough to make the site a tourist attraction.

http://www.punchng.com/business/business-economy/jonathan-to-inaugurate-40mw-kashimbila-dam-in-february/

Another goodnews from the GEJ led administration. May GEJ rule until i cease to be a Nigerian and become Biafran.

The inauguration should be on 15th February when champagnes from valentine's eve are still fresh.

40MW? That is so insignificant. To think the president is actually going to inaugurate it is worse.

Just call the dam a water storage system for agricultural purposes instead and not for electricity

This is why we call them clueless.

nice one there.

In February? You go fear fear

If only buhari would tell us how he would help improve our lives not how he would jail politicians and go on a revenge mission to get those that kicked him out of power

Mynd44:
40MW? That is so insignificant. To think the president is actually going to inaugurate it is worse.

Just call the dam a water storage system for agricultural purposes instead and not for electricity

This is why we call them clueless.

do you even hear yourself? Dude, you are sick in the head. In nigeria today, every single MW counts ...it eventually adds up to the grid. But you wouldnt know that would you?

A workaholic presido

Sounds funny!

donmalcolm21:
A workaholic presido

You mean an alcoholic president?

Great. I wish him al d best.
Merry Xmas my Niralanders . May ur days b bright.
Enjoy in peace. N ve a prosperous n peaceful 2015. Boko , ISIS and all d terrorists of d world won't c any of us in Jesus name. We shall ve good news all d way.
Love u all muuuuahhhhhh

Next topic pls!

liberty300:
do you even hear yourself? Dude, you are sick in the head. In nigeria today, every single MW counts ...it eventually adds up to the grid. But you wouldnt know that would you?

The president has had what +40 months as president we are still talking of inaugurating a 40mb plant? Can you hear yourself?

Call this a dam for agricultural purposes and we will say cool but dont dare call it a power plant. It is insignificant

Don't believe Goatnathan
Like if you believe in Buhari 2015

40 MW?
Anyway is is more of an irrigation and tourism dam.

Only gonna vote him cox d is no 1 better

BenGlobal1:
Only gonna vote him cox d is no 1 better

better in supporting boko haram

Collynzo22:
40 MW?
Anyway is is more of an irrigation and tourism dam.

You are disappointed too right? 40MB....

This is crazy

simplemach:
Another goodnews from the GEJ led administration. May GEJ rule until i cease to be a Nigerian and become Biafran.

you are closer to biafra than u even think. You people can go with ur aba counterfits and piracy that has killed nigeria economy but the truth remains that na only cassava una go chop tire for biafra because of una barren land, una go chop cassava b4 una start to chop una self one by one. I really wonder if ifeanyi uba and co, go fit leave our niger delta OYEL to go dey chop AKPU

This administration definitely sucks....

GEJ till buhari learn how to operate a tablet

Jonathan to
Jonathan will
Jonathan plan

For God's sake when can we have Jonathan commission........?

If the highest tenure an administration can last is eight year,Mr Jonathan has used six and it's getting worse,nothing is being done all is promising.

Talk is cheap

Mynd44:

The president has had what +40 months as president we are still talking of inaugurating a 40mb plant? Can you hear yourself?

Call this a dam for agricultural purposes and we will say cool but dont dare call it a power plant. It is insignificant

Its obvious u did not read the topic but blinded by your hate antics to comment

Gej till buhari and his supporters learn to read

Man proposes God disposes. I guess this is now another excuse for taking a part of the budget like the stove scam, they knw this is the last pdp government, now they all want the last share b4 church close. Wonder why all the govs are batling to go to senate, and some sitting govs like jang are giving appointment to their family. Its simple they knw if they leave office no more stepends frm fg roaster frm them. The pdp fg would not exist again

oziegbe2015:
you are closer to biafra than u even think. You people can go with ur aba counterfits and piracy that has killed nigeria economy but the truth remains that na only cassava una go chop tire for biafra because of una barren land, una go chop cassava b4 una start to chop una self one by one. I really wonder if ifeanyi uba and co, go fit leave our niger delta OYEL to go dey chop AKPU

wetin dis one dey talk. Do u know what you are saying at all na Biafra be Nigeria o.

theshadyexpress:


Its obvious u did not read the topic but blinded by your hate antics to comment

Gej till buhari and his supporters learn to read

How is this hate.

The headline read 40MW it should read agriculture purposes not a power plant

God politician lying since 1999... I served in Takum LGA in 2009 and ds kashimbila project hv started already then... its not GEJ project at all, d project was almost at 70% then self... Gej lying since 2010..

Buhari will come and tell us it is kworruption that is preventing our fight to eliminate kworruption forgetting he is the first Nigerian to introduce school fees in Nigerian schools. Eliminating corruption is not a mark of development.Gej till Buhari present his first degree to inec.