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–Pix (above): President Muhammadu Buhari (L) and Engr. Suleiman Adamu, HMWR
The Honorable Minister of Water Resources, Engr Suleiman H Adamu, has revealed that the Federal Government is making concerted effort to ensure the completion of Ogbese Multi-purpose Dam project located in Ogbese, Ekiti State, for the overall benefits of Ekiti people and their environs.
The Honorable Minister who was accompanied on project site inspection by the Executive Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi , made this known at the dam project site in Ogbese, Ekiti State, on Friday 11th February,2022, when he visited the site to ascertain the progress of on-going work.
Speaking on the significance of the Multi-purpose Dam, Engr Adamu noted that the dam has the capacity for water supply, irrigation and hydropower, adding that its tourism and agricultural potentials will also be beneficial to the people.
Engr Adamu who noted that the dam was inherited from previous administration, informed that the contract was awarded in 2009, adding that the project would have been completed but was stalled by the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The minister, therefore, charged the contractor to ensure that the equipment needed are transported to the dam site promptly, advising that local fabrication should also be encouraged in order to support job creation.
The Executive Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi, in his remarks, expressed delight that the Federal Government was determined to ensure that all inherited projects are completed in good time.
He expressed optimism that the project will be completed soon, given the passion and commitment demonstrated by the Federal Ministry of Water Resources led by Engr Suleiman H.Adamu to ensure the realization of the project.
Earlier, the Director of Dams, Federal Ministry of Water Resources, Engr Ali I. Dallah, had informed that the dam has recorded a progress level of 67 percent from the completed spill way and grouting work, ongoing construction of dam embankment, in-take, reservoir clearing and discharge channel excavation.
He further stated that the electro-mechanical equipment had been shipped into the country and is presently awaiting clearance at the Tin Can Island Port, Lagos.
Present at the site inspection were the Managing Director of Benin-Owena River Basin Development Authority BORBDA, Eng Saliu O. Ahmed, and his team, site engineers, and contractors./SHARE THIS
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