The Niger State Government has urged the Agro Climate Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) to expedite action on stabilizing gully erosion sites in Mokwa Local Government Area.
Governor Mohammed Bago made the call during a special dinner held for ACReSAL World Bank team in Minna.
Bago represented by Deputy Chief of Staff and Coordinator of all World Bank projects in the State, Sadiq Yusuf, stated that the stabilization of the gully erosion sites in Mokwa will help in easing the worries of the people who have for long faced the environmental hazard.
Yusuf reassured the ACReSAL team of the state government’s continuous support in making sure that all World Bank assisted projects succeed in the state.
The task team leader, ACRESAL, Dr. Joy Agene in her remarks, noted that the enabling environment created by the Niger State government has been instrumental in the success of Acresal projects in the state.
She also commended the farmer governor for his tremendous support for women in the agricultural sector.
National Project Coordinator, ACReSAL, Dr. Abdulhameed Umar, said the the World Bank’s mission in Niger State gave the organization opportunity to validate and endorse the strategic management plan for the success of the ACReSAL project, through which the Federal Government would invest to develop 20 strategic catchment management plans.
According to him, the management plan will eventually produce another 200 of micro catchment management plans at sub-national levels with Niger State at the forefront.
