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.
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