President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved N80b for the reconstruction and rehabilitation of Alau Dam, in Borno State.
The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Joseph Utsev made this known on Tuesday after the second Federal Executive Council meeting presided over by President Tinubu, at the State House, Abuja.
Utsev told State House Correspondents that “the Borno State government is partnering with the Nigerian government to kick start the project planned to be carried out within the next 24months.”
The Minister further stated that the first component of the rehabilitation of the dam would be established between February and July 2025.
He underscored the significance of the timeline saying “the essence is to ensure that flooding does not occur in Borno State in the year 2025.”
“I gave a report on the committee constituted on the 23rd September 2024 on the evaluation of dams in Nigeria, the committee was inaugurated on the 2nd of October 2024.
“President gave approval of N80b for the reconstruction and rehabilitation of Alau dam in Borno State and this is awaiting ratification of FEC while other due process are being observed.
“The Borno State government is working together to kick start the project between now and July 2025 the first component will be established to ensure flooding does not occur in Borno State in 2025,the project is to be carried out within the next 24months,” the Minister further said.
Utsev had said that the committee accessed 35 dams after its inauguration and considered the Alau dam as most critical and most immediate for reconstruction and rehabilitation.
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) had approved the setting up of a committee to re-assess the integrity of the Alau Dam and other dams across the country.
The committee is led by the Minister of Environment and Sanitation, Joseph Utsev. Other members of the committee are the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun; the Minister of Works, David Umahi; the Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Dangiwa; the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, the Minister of Environment, Balarabe Lawal; the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu; and the Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Abubakar Bagudu; and others.
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