World Bank commends Nasarawa gov’t’s commitment to tackling erosion challenges

Story from Ibraheem Hamza MUHAMMAD, Lafia

Nasarawa State Governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule has been commended by a project task team from the World Bank, for his commitment towards tackling the menace of erosion in the state.

Engineer Sule received the commendation when he hosted the World Bank project team led by Ms Joy Agyene, at the Government House in Lafia.

The World Bank project team consists of representatives from the Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project (NEWMAP), as well as ACReSAL, which is the next phase of intervention by the World Bank.

The Project Task Team Leader, Ms Joy Agyene, commended Engineer Sule for his commitment to putting interventions in place to address the plight of poor communities across the state.

While expressing satisfaction with the quality and standard of work so far executed, Ms Agyene said the World Bank is willing to work with Nasarawa State in the next phase of the project called ACReSAL.

She disclosed further that already the World Bank has approved USD7m to Nasarawa State, with USD5m already disbursed for the NEWMAP projects in the state.

“We want to highlight on your leadership, your overall commitment to the implementation of NEWMAP,” she stated.

Earlier, in an opening remarks, Nasarawa State Commissioner of Environment and Natural Resources, Honourable Kwanta Yakubu, disclosed that NEWMAP undertook the construction of storm water and erosion drainage in three communities within Lafia metropolis.

Responding, Nasarawa State Governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule, appreciated the World Bank for providing technical support to help address problems of erosion that had plagued the people of the affected areas for many years.

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