The Federal Government on Saturday inaugurated the construction of 5.5 kilometre road in Ekwetekwe, Ezza North local Government Area of Ebonyi State.
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In a statement signed by its Chairman, Niyi Akinsiju, and Secretary, Cassidy Madueke, the group said the projects, worth billions of Naira, were approved for implementation by President Muhammadu Buhari in order to end the devastation and subsequent suffering caused by desertification, gully erosion and flooding in specific locations and communities across the country.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hajia Khadija Bukar Abba Ibrahim, was the Special Guest for the day, representing President Muhammadu Buhari at the event
The increasing menace of flood has forced the Kogi State Government to declare a state of emergency on environment and decided to give priority to environmental issues
Abdullazeez Umar, who spoke on behalf of the team at the office of Kogi Deputy Governor in Lokoja, said that they were in the state to carry out a comprehensive assessment of the flood and erosion sites.
The Chairman of the Senate Committee probing the issue, Senator Peter Nwaoboshi, while briefing newsmen disclosed that the amount due for payment to the NDDC by the NLNG and the Ecological Fund Office, which they allegedly refused to pay for over 16 years, is colossal
Makinde said the flood control projects had yet to commence as they were undergoing re-certification by the Bureau of Public Procurement