Nigeria: FG Raises Alarm Over Yobe Dam

20 September 2011

The Federal Government has raised an alarm over the deteriorating state of the Hadejia Jema'are- Komadugu Yobe dam due to a decrease in water level and loss of biodiversity.

Disclosing this to a delegation of the Jema'are Hadejia Komadugu Yobe Trust Fund in Abuja yesterday, Minister of Water Resources Mrs. Sarah Ochekpe said that government was interested in achieving integrated water management to avoid conflicts among communities sharing water resources which was becoming scarce due to degradation.

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