By Fatima Saka
Minister of Water Resources, Engr Suleiman H. Adamu together with Governor Innuwa Yahaya of Gombe State, has flagged-off the rehabilitation, expansion and upgrading of the already existing Gombe Regional Water Supply Scheme for the provision of portable water supply under a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) agreement which was signed between the Federal Government and Gombe State Government on 12th August, 2021.
The ceremony was held on Friday in Tunfun Gombe metropolis, Gombe State.
Adamu said the Water Supply Scheme is co-funded by the Federal Government through the Ministry of Water Resources and Gombe State Government in accordance with the provision of the National Water Supply Scheme and Sanitation Policy, stressing that this policy was approved by Federal Executive Council and ratified by National Council of States in January
- In his remark, Governor Yahaya said his government had prioritized the provision of water supply in the state, noting that the historic flag-off of the rehabilitation, expansion and upgrading of the existing Regional Water Supply Scheme marked the commencement of the project and fully committed to completing it and delivering same on schedule to the people of Gombe State.
Earlier in his welcome address, Gombe State Commissioner of Water Resources, Mijinyawa Yahaya, said the rapid growth and increase in population as well as influx of internally displaced persons into Gombe State from neighboring states of Borno, Yobe and Adamawa due to insurgency led to the growing demand for water supply and to tackle this water problem, Governor Yahaya therefore conceived and prioritized this initiative of providing the laudable project to the people of Gombe metropolis and environs.
In his goodwill message, his Royal Highness, the Emir of Gombe, Alhaji (DR) Abubakar Shehu Abubakar III thanked the federal and state governments as well as the Minister of Water Resources for the timely provision of this laudable project.
He appealed to his subjects to protect the infrastructure and avoid the destruction of the project.
