Buhari inaugurates N2.156bn erosion control project in Osogbo

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Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari / AFP PHOTO / SAUL LOEB

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday inaugurated a 10 kilometre channelisation and desilting of flood prone Okomo and Ogbagba rivers in Osogbo, Osun state.Buhari, who was represented at the event by the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said the project was executed by the Ecological Fund Office at a total cost of N2.156 billion.

The president disclosed that not less than 53 ecological and flood control projects had been completed by the administration across the country and ready for inauguration.He reiterated the Federal Government’s commitment to addressing ecological and other challenges in the country.

“Let me stress that the problems of erosion and flood menace along the Okoko and Ogbagba…



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