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*FG mulls special security outfit for site protection to complete vital power project
…China loses $20million due to delay
By Wole Mosadomi
A serious setback is frustrating the completion of work on the multimillion Naira Zungeru Hydro Electricity Power Dam in Niger State. The trouble with the ongoing works in the dam project, which is the fourth of its kind in the state, is due to the incessant attacks by bandits and terrorists who have turned Niger State into a battleground and driven away workers, farmers and individuals from their work places, farms and natural habitats.
Niger State also hosts Jebba, Kaini and Shiroro dams, which are the mainstay of power supply to the country.
It was in a deliberate design by the Federal Government to increase power generation that it planned and awarded contract for the construction of the Zunguru power generation dam, whose work began in earnest but has seen repeated attacks by bandits and terrorists within a short…
Source: Vanguard Newspaper
