Buhari inaugurates N2.156bn erosion control project in Osogbo


President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday inaugurated a 10 kilometre channelisation and desilting of flood prone Okomo and Ogbagba rivers in Osogbo, Osun state.Buhari, who was represented at the event by the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said the project was executed by the Ecological Fund Office at a total cost of N2.156 billion.
The president disclosed that not less than 53 ecological and flood control projects had been completed by the administration across the country and ready for inauguration.He reiterated the Federal Government’s commitment to addressing ecological and other challenges in the country.

“Let me stress that the problems of erosion and flood menace along the Okoko and Ogbagba Rivers’ courses cannot be over-emphasised in view of their obvious negative consequences on lives and property in Osogbo Town.

https://guardian.ng/.../buhari-inaugurates-n2-156bn-erosion-control-project-in-osogb

BabaRamota1980:
This is good project. Why can't something like this be built in SE as well to help control erosion?

If we put good solution in one part it should be repeated, with improvements, in other parts that need similar solution.

Is this Federal or State project?

FG commissions erosion control project in Abia

2018-05-22
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By Ajogwu Jerry

President Muhammadu Buhari, has reiterated the Federal Government’s commitment towards tackling erosion and flood challenges across the country with a quest to improve the safety and well-being of the people.

President Buhari gave the assurance while commissioning an erosion and flood control project in Amachara, Umuahia South Local Government Area of Abia State, South-East Nigeria.

http://thenigerian.news/fg-commissions-erosion-control-project-in-abia/

FG approves N5.6bn to fight erosion in six states


The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved N5.6bn for the third quarter soil erosion controlled accelerated intervention projects for six states in different geo-political zones in the country.

The approval was given at the council’s meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.



The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, disclosed this to State House correspondents at a press conference at the end of the meeting.

Adesina was joined at the briefing by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Audu Ogbeh; and the Minister of State for Aviation, Hadi Sirika.

The presidential spokesman listed the states that will benefit from the fund to include Kano, Sokoto, Ondo, Osun, Enugu and Bayelsa.



“It would be a standard agreement to facilitate the movement of people and business transactions,” the minister explained.

http://punchng.com/fg-approves-n5-6bn-to-fight-erosion-in-six-states/

muykem:
Buhari is focus. He is not use to system of politicise everything. For GEJ six years in official you can't point to a single project up to this in whole south west. How IPOB intended to vote him out still remains mystery to me.