Edo spent over $150m on flood, erosion control, says Obaseki | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News ⬇️
Chief Medical Director, University of Benin Teaching Hospital , Prof. Darlington Obaseki; Vice Chancellor, University of Benin, Prof. Lilian Salami; Chairman, Local Government Service Commission, Tom Uloko; Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki; Chief Executive Officer, Edo State Flood, Erosion, and Watershed Management Agency , Dr. Tom Obaseki; Otaru of Auchi Kingdom, Alhaji Aliru Momoh Ikelebe III, and Vice Chancellor of Igbinedion University, Prof.
According to a statement by the Special Assistant on Media Projects to Edo State Government, Obaseki spoke at the launch of Edo State Flood, Erosion, and Watershed Management Agency , a new agency established by the state government to sustain the gains recorded in erosion control and flood management started under the World Bank-assisted Edo State Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project .
He said: “Over the last 10 years, we have spent over 150 million dollars trying to repair what we have damaged ourselves. We should ask ourselves if this is the way we should continue to go. Can we not prevent some of these things that are leading to environmental challenges we are faced with?” “He does his own, collects his money and leaves the problem with the communities. That is a major cause of the problem we are having with erosion control.”
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