Remember 1986? How Jonathan saved Nigeria from its imminent worst disaster
Remember 1986? How Jonathan saved Nigeria from its imminent worst disaster
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August 21, 1986.
1,700 people and 3,000 herds of cattle and other livestock died after the
eruption of a volcanic Lake Nyos in Cameroon. The Lake represents the biggest
ecological (flood) threat to Nigeria. This disaster, if allowed to occur, will
destroy several states in Nigeria especially Taraba, Benue, Cross River, Kogi
and Delta and it is imminent. (Think about Haiti for 1 Minute,
that’s a real Disaster there!) What did Jonathan do?
Yes it
his Job (Hian)! Were there not many other governments and Presidents in this
Country that did nothing about it? But no, he would not wickedly, or like the
others before him ignore the future’s ugly reality. President Jonathan gave
competent Female Minister Mrs. Sarah Ochekpe the go-ahead and approved 100%
funding of $1bn for one of the country’s most ambitious Projects; the
Kashimbilla Multipurpose Buffer Dam Project which will not just prevent the
devastating flood but harness its potentials to become a Major Source of Life.
The Dam
presently at over 90% completion will now serve to ensure;
Water
Supply (60,000 Cu.m/Day), Irrigation (Net – 2,000Ha) and provide Electricity -
Hydropower generation: (40MW)
The Scope of the Project covers: Construction
of the Main Dam; Construction of Water Treatment Plant; Construction
of an Access Road; Construction of an Hydropower Plant; Development
of Irrigation Network; Construction of Air Strip and Rehabilitation
of Kashimbilla - Jato-Aka road (21km). Photos below:
To
date, remarkable progress has been achieved in all the various parts of the
project. The Kashimbilla Dam project is therefore a proactive preemptive
response by the Federal Government of Nigeria to the report of the United Nations
Environmental Programme (UNEP) of great catastrophe that might result from
imminent collapse of Lake Nyos.
What
should be done for a man who has done this much? Thank him
Graphic Image of Lake Nyos Disaster Victims
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