President Muhammadu Buhari has
said that the Ecological funds meant for interventions on ecological challenges
in Nigeria can no longer be abused by the government of the day.
Buhari, who was represented by
Senator Ajayi Boroffice, representing Ondo North Senatorial district and
Chairman, Senate Committee on Science and Technology, said the waste that
hitherto characterised Ecological Funds has now been crushed.
He said this at the inauguration
and handing over of Ote River Channelisation, Erosion Control and Access Road
in Osin Ekiti in Ekiti State executed by the federal government through the
Ecological Funds Office.
He said the project was geared
towards improving the welfare of Nigerians at the grassroot, adding that the
project was a clear demonstration of his commitment to development and bringing
the presence of the Federal Government to the rural areas.
“I have been familiar with the
Ecological Fund since when I was in the public service and I know how it is
being administered. You can hardly find any tangible project being done by the
Ecological Fund, but since the Buhari administration took off, the Ecological
Fund is now being used for the people.
“This project is expected to
check flooding and erosion menace in the communities around its environs.
“The age-long problem of gully
erosion and flooding in this part of the country cannot be overemphasized. I
have no doubt the Federal Government intervention programme will bring a huge
relief to communities which had for a very long time been stressed by these
ecological challenges.
“With this project, the living
standards of the people in the communities within its environs would be
enhanced. This would at the same time reduce dangers to lives and properties
associated with erosion and persistent flooding that had been experienced in
recent times,” Buhari said.
The Olosin of Osin Ekiti, Oba
Eniayewo Oyediran and the President of Osin Progressive Union, Elder Patrick
Olayemi, expressed appreciation to the government for considering the town for
the project, promising to take good care of the project for sustainability.
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