September 23, (THEWILL) – The Federal Government has approved the setting up of a technical committee to review the durability of all existing dams in the country.
Minister of Information and National Orientation, Ibrahim Mohammed, disclosed this on Monday, after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Bola Tinubu.
This is coming amid a recent disaster in Borno State where the Alau Dam overflowed into Maiduguri and sacked hundreds of residents.
Mohammed said the government is not unmindful of the fact that some of the dams, which were constructed over some decades ago, might be in need of maintenance.
He said the FEC approved the technical committee to review the durability of all existing dams in order to enable the country to mitigate issues that necessitate flooding.
