Nigeria’s president, Muhammadu
Buhari has said that no part of the country will be allowed to suffer any form
of neglect, under his administration.
The president spoke in Umunze
community of Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State during a short
ceremony held to hand over an expanse of land in the community which was
recently recovered from gully erosion to members of the community.
Buhari who was represented by the
minister of state for Environment, Barr Sharon Ikeazor said, “This project by
Mr President is a testimony that no part of this country will suffer any
neglect, owing to its geographical location or political consideration.”
The minister said that the
execution of projects across the country by the Buhari administration
demonstrates the sincerity of purpose of the president, towards entrenching
justice, equity and fair-play to all and sundry.
Ikeazor said the project was
awarded by the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation
(OSGF) in conjunction with the Ecological Fund Office (EFO) in July 2018, with
a completion time frame of nine months.
“The completion was timely, and
today we are handing this over to the community for use and maintenance. This
will enhance the living standard of the people of this area, reduce danger to
their lives and properties.”
Anambra governor, Willie Obiano
who was represented at the ceremony by Deputy Governor Nkem Okeke lamented that
Anambra is the second smallest state in the country in terms of landmass, yet
erosion has continued to rob the people of their land.
“We are the second smallest state
in the country, just ahead of Lagos State. But ironically, the smallest which
is Lagos is reclaiming land from seas, and we are losing ours to gully erosion
“It is a great problem and one of
the greatest challenge we have in the state. We have limited land for
agricultural purposes and we are tired of losing them to gullies.”
He sensitized the people on ways
they can help the government overcome the problem of erosion in the state,
listing some of the measures to include – proper refuse disposal system and
avoiding building atop or along drainage channel lines. He said flood will always
find passageway if the drainages are blocked, and that such option was what
causes erosion.
The President-General of the
community, Mr Emenyeonu who spoke on behalf of the community lauded President
Buhari for the timely completion of the project, while also promising to
enforce strict compliance of usage of the road and drainage projects
accompanying the project, by regulating rampant dumping of refuse in drainages.
The project according to the
contractors, Salpa Nigeria Limited represented by Farukuoye Adeyinka involved
3.30km of roads with 10metre wide double-coated asphaltic pavement with drains
on both sides.
He, however, failed to state the
cost of the project.
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