From Umar Dankano,Yola
The federal government has been urge to as a matter of urgency construct the abondaned Dasin Hausa Dam situated in Fufore local government areas of Adamawa state.
Findings has shown that the former Military President Muhammadu Buhari’s led junta then, initiated and commenced the construction of the Dasin-Hausa Dam in 1980’s to tackle the release of overflow of water usually released by Lagdo Dam authorities in Cameroun and to promote irrigation farming in the river bank communities but was abandoned due to change in government.
Communities around the River Benue in Yola South, Fufore,Girei and Numan local government areas made the plea during the sensitisation and trainings for farmers on climate change and it’s remedies organised by The African Activists for Climate Change Justice, AACJ, in conjunction with Human and Environmental Development Agenda Resource Centre (HEDA).
At the community outreach programs tagged ‘Amplifying the voices of climate frontier communities’ held on Monday and Tuesday sperately in the affected communities of the four local government areas,the local farmers observed that the efficacy of the proposed Dasin Hausa Dam is not in doubt as it will address major challenge of flood in the state.
Ward heads of Wuro-chekke of Rugange Community in Yola South and Imburu Community in Numan local government areas,Alhaji Sa’ad Muhammad Wuro-chekke and chief Imyaleyo Bulus Imburu decried that Nigeria failed to fulfill the agreement reached with the Cameroun authorities over construction of Dasin-Hausa to compliment the impact of water flow releases from Lagdo Dam which causes destruction of farm products, properties and even human/animal lives in some cases.
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