By Salisu Sani-Idris
Keffi People’s Forum, an NGO, has urged the Federal Government to ensure speedy completion of Farin-Ruwa Hydro electricity Project to improve the socio-economic lives of the entire people of Nasarawa State.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Federal Government, in December 2018, approved N700 million for the completion of the Farin Ruwa Hydro electricity project to boost power generation in the country.
The Forum’s Chairman, Alhaji Muazu Is’haq, in a statement release on Sunday, said completion of the project would boost economic activities in Keffi and impact positively and immensely on people in Nasarawa and neighbouring states.
Is’haq said that the Keffi people’s forum was moved by the news of the historic take-over of the project, in Wamba Local Government Area, by the Federal Government.
According to him, every indigene of the state remains optimistic that the Federal Government will expedite action to ensure speedy completion of the Dam.
Is’haq commended Dr Musa Ibrahim, the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Water Resources for being instrumental to the realisation of the project.
He said that the history of Farin-Ruwa Dam Hydro electricity project would not be complete without acknowledging the efforts of Ibrahim.
“You are no doubt principally instrumental to the realisation of Farin-Ruwa Dam Hydro electricity project.
“It is our fervent belief, as a Forum, that credit must be given to whom it is due.
“History has positively recorded your name in the sands of time for posterity to see and cherish forever,’’ Is’haq said.
For his part, Dr Musa Ibrahim, the Permanent Secretary of the ministry, disclosed this while addressing newsmen at the end of a tour to the Farin Ruwa dam site in Wamba Local Government Area.
Ibrahim said the FG had signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Nasarawa state government to enable it takeover and complete the project.
He said that the project, conceptualised in 2001 to provide at least 20 megawatts of electricity to Nasarawa state, was stalled due to paucity of funds. (NAN)
