Gov Sule, NEWMAP
Gov Sule, NEWMAP to tackle Stormwater flow in
Nasarawa
Nasarawa State Government to explore further partnership with
NEWMAP in the area of Stormwater Management
The Nasarawa State Government has promised to swiftly tackle the
menace of Erosion and Stormwater flow in the state.
Governor Abdullahi Sule stated this in Lafia, capital of
Nasarawa state when he received
in audience the NEWMAP team and His Royal Highness the Emir of
Nasarawa Emirate, former Minister of state Environment, Ibrahim
Usman Jibril.
Engineer Sule noted that in recent past and during this rainy
season majority of the people experiences various forms of hardship
with regards to flood related issues. He therefore called on the
support of Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project
(NEWMAP) which currently partners with Nasarawa state
Government in the effort to tackling issues of land degradation in
the State.
Speaking earlier, His Royal Highness, Ibrahim Usman Jibril said
his visit was also to support and encourage the governor in
piloting the affairs of the state, saying that he was pleased to
note that the new administration plans of industrialization in the
state was in line with “President Buhari`s agenda in economic
recovery and growth plan agenda toward moving Nigeria to the next
level.”
He laments the pressure on the land as a result of the incessant
flooding in the state. He also noted that most of the flood related
issues was as a result of wrongly terminated drains.
He therefore supported the state Governors call for immediate
intervention of NEWMAP in the area of Stormwater master plan.
National Project Coordinator, Salisu Dahiru said the partnership
and the collaboration with the Nasarawa state government was a bold
step towards finding lasting solution to the dehumanizing erosion
problems in the State, through NEWMAP intervention in prioritized
erosion sites in Lafia, Doma, Keffi, Toto and
Nasarawa.
Salisu who spoke on behalf of the Project and donor partners
traced the history of NEWMAP and the on-boarding of the state as
one of the participating states. He said the project aimed at
minimizing flood activities in the state, the rehabilitation and
control of the identified priority gully sites from further
expansion, as well as their conversion into productive land as
well.
Adebayo Thomas
Deputy Director Information,
Communication Specialist
NEWMAP Nigeria
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