FEC Approves N16bn For Erosion Control In 12 States, FCT

The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved N16 billion
for erosion control in 12 states and the Federal Capital Territory,
Abuja.

The special adviser to the president on Media and Publicity,
Femi Adesina, made this known when he briefed State House
correspondents on the outcome of the Council meeting, chaired by
President Muhammadu Buhari.

The presidential aide listed the benefitting states to include
Abia, Imo, Ogun, Osun, Cross River, Adamawa, Gombe, Taraba, Jigawa,
Katsina, Kwara, Niger and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

“The Ecological Fund projects for the third and fourth quarters
of last year were approved. They are soil and pollution control
intervention projects.

“These are the projects that were approved – erosion flood
control, bridge reconstruction and road improvement at Umonyi-Nkpa
communities of Bende Local Government Area of Abia and gully
erosion control works at Umukoro lower Okata community in Ihite
Ogoma Local Government Area of Imo.

“Imaluomi erosion control project phase II, Ogun State;
afforestation combating land degradation road improvement measures
in Osun State and erosion control at Calabar Free Trade Zone in
Cross River.

“Erosion and road improvement works at Yelwa Private School and
Police Station Road, Yola, Adamawa; ecological problems at Federal
College of Education (Technical) Gombe; flood and erosion menace
affecting the community and environs in Lau Local Government Area
phase II in Taraba.

“Others are erosion and flood control at Birnin Kudu-Kafingana,
Tsamiya Local Government in Jigawa; flood erosion control works
from Kano road to main water channel in Daura, Katsina State, phase
II; Asa river erosion and flood control project at Ilorin in
Kwara.

“Erosion flood control and environmental degradation at Agai and
Lapai communities in Niger State and finally, soil erosion, river
channelisation and slope protection within Maitama District, phase
III FCT, Abuja,” he said.

The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved N16 billion
for erosion control in 12 states and the Federal Capital Territory,
Abuja.

The special adviser to the president on Media and Publicity,
Femi Adesina, made this known when he briefed State House
correspondents on the outcome of the Council meeting, chaired by
President Muhammadu Buhari.

The presidential aide listed the benefitting states to include
Abia, Imo, Ogun, Osun, Cross River, Adamawa, Gombe, Taraba, Jigawa,
Katsina, Kwara, Niger and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

“The Ecological Fund projects for the third and fourth quarters
of last year were approved. They are soil and pollution control
intervention projects.

“These are the projects that were approved – erosion flood
control, bridge reconstruction and road improvement at Umonyi-Nkpa
communities of Bende Local Government Area of Abia and gully
erosion control works at Umukoro lower Okata community in Ihite
Ogoma Local Government Area of Imo.

“Imaluomi erosion control project phase II, Ogun State;
afforestation combating land degradation road improvement measures
in Osun State and erosion control at Calabar Free Trade Zone in
Cross River.

“Erosion and road improvement works at Yelwa Private School and
Police Station Road, Yola, Adamawa; ecological problems at Federal
College of Education (Technical) Gombe; flood and erosion menace
affecting the community and environs in Lau Local Government Area
phase II in Taraba.

“Others are erosion and flood control at Birnin Kudu-Kafingana,
Tsamiya Local Government in Jigawa; flood erosion control works
from Kano road to main water channel in Daura, Katsina State, phase
II; Asa river erosion and flood control project at Ilorin in
Kwara.

“Erosion flood control and environmental degradation at Agai and
Lapai communities in Niger State and finally, soil erosion, river
channelisation and slope protection within Maitama District, phase
III FCT, Abuja,” he said.