The Kwara State authorities has handed over a N613m Nationwide Hydroelectric Energy Producing Areas Improvement Fee (N-HYPPADEC) challenge to Patigi group in Patigi native authorities space of the state.
The commissioning of N-HYPPADEC’s Patigi Erosion Management challenge was graced by prime authorities officers from Abuja and Kwara.
Handing over the challenge, the Kwara State governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq restated the dedication of his administration in the direction of prioritizing the welfare of the individuals of the state.
“Our authorities’s precedence is individuals’s welfare. Subsequently, at this time is one other landmark achievements in our collective efforts to handle challenges posed by the intense climate occasions and pure disasters, notably in Kwara State,” the governor mentioned.
“That is an initiative of the federal authorities, by means of the Nationwide Hydro-Electrical Energy Producing Areas Improvement Fee (N-HYPPADEC), to mitigate the impact of local weather change that has been making many residents weak,” he added.
Represented by the commissioner for Setting, Hajia Nafisat Buge, the governor mentioned , “wth the inauguration of this vital infrastructure and the dedication of the Fee to copy efforts like this in different components of the state, we will look ahead to a future the place the spectre of devastating floods and erosion now not loom over our communities.
“This challenge aligns with the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Tinubu, and our modest dedication to a safer setting in Kwara State. It is among the a number of markers signifying that we’re transferring into a brand new period of resilience and progress for our nation.”
AbdulRazaq mentioned that the state authorities is equally pursuing the dredging of River Niger to deal with the perennial flooding in some components of the state.
He, subsequently, appealed to residents to make sure the upkeep and maintenance of the infrastructure, for coming generations to learn from it.
He charged the individuals to keep away from actions that might compromise the integrity of the very important infrastructure, ” corresponding to dumping of refuse in water methods, for us to have the ability to shield our group from the specter of future floods and protect the legacy of progress that we have now labored so arduous to realize.”
“I urge all group leaders and youth organisations to stay vigilant and proactive by guaranteeing that this challenge stays efficient and operational,” the governor charged the individuals.
AbdulRazaq thanked N-HYPPADEC staff for his or her exemplary management and dedication to the welfare of the individuals in addition to the Etsu Patigi, Alh. Ibrahim Umar Bologi II, and his individuals, for the fantastic reception accorded the staff, throughout the execution of the challenge.
The chairman, Home Committee on N-HYPPADEC, Hon. Pascal Agbodike, urged Kwarans and Nigerians generally to proceed to help President Tinubu in his efforts to enhance the plenty of the plenty.
Agbodike, was represented by the minister of Youth Improvement, Dr Jemilat Bio- Ibrahim.
Earlier, the managing director of N- HYPPADEC, Abubakar Yelwa, had mentioned that the challenge was pushed by the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Tinubu, with the goal of to attending to the pressing wants of the individuals.
Yelwa mentioned , ” the challenge is a closely cemented huge drainage which had been constructed to completely management the hitherto troubled water, whereas the erosion areas had been thickly sand crammed, to make the affected areas even now motorable and likewise to enhance lives, safeguard setting and harness pure presents. ”
He acknowledged the help his staff loved from the group and urged them to take possession of the challenge and safeguard it from being vandalised.
Yelwa added that the fee is implementing varied life-changing tasks throughout its catchment states.
In his remarks, the Etsu Patigi, Alh. Ibrahim Umar Bologi II, famous that the challenge will ameliorate the struggling of his individuals, lamenting how flood used to ravage faculty buildings, hospital services, farmlands, amongst others throughout the wet season.
