SITES TO SOLVE EROSION MANACE.
The management of kogi State Office of the Nigeria Erosion and watershed management project says it has returned to various sites to control Erosion menace threatening Communities in the state .
The state project Coordinator, Barrister Lady Jatto who made the disclosure while answering questions from Newsmen in her office in Lokoja,said the novel Covid-19 devastation which broke out early this year led to the slow Pace of her Organization’s operations.
According to Barrister Lady Jatto,Adumu in Olamaboro local government, Agassa in Okene, Uzomi in Adavi as well as Afor gamgam in Ankpa local government areas tremendous Construction works had commence .
She explained that the decision to help citizens Vulnerability to erosion threat and other environmental challenges were part of the core mandate of NEWMAP in Kogi state.
While applauding Governor Yahaya Bello for his administration’s immeasurable tangible support to facilitate the unhindered operations of the organization’s further stressed the need for citizens to exercise patience as the organization was ready to meet their escalate needs when the project become a full fledged ‘AGENCY’
Barrister Lady Jatto informed that compensation are paid to victims and affected citizens before the commencement of rehabilitation works on the sites adding that it is mandatory and a core value of the organization.
She maintained that youths and women are provided the unique opportunity to participate actively in the project activities as part of her social cooperate responsibility to Communities where there are working.
‘We sponsor youths in Sporting activities in all the areas that we are working which has brought harmony and fast-track peaceful co-existence between our staff and the hosting communities’.