National Hydro Electric Power Producing Areas Development Commission N-HYPPADEC has revamped and modernised the New Bussa water works in Niger State which has been in a deplorable condition for decades.
The Commission’s Managing Director Alhaji Abubakar Sadiq Yelwa who made the confirmation while commissioning the project said it will ease the suffering of the people.
Managing Director of the commission, Alhaji Abubakar Sadiq Yelwa explained that with the completion of the project the acute shortage of water in the town and neighbouring communities would be a thing of the past while cases of outbreak of water borne diseases will also be reduced significantly.
He said the execution of the project and others in N-HYPPADEC catchment areas across the country is made possible by the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led administration’s commitment to the N-HYPPADEC communities in the country.
Secretary to the Government of the Federation Gorge Akume represented by minister of state for Agriculture and food security Aliyu Abdullahi Sabi said the rehabilitation of new Bussa water Scheme is more than the simple revamping of the old structures and building additional structure but is also all about the transformation of lives, ease access to portable drinking water, boost public health, reduce incidence of water borne diseases, support local businesses ,attract investment and contribute to the overall development of New Bussa town and environs.
The state Governor Muhammad Umar Bago represented by the state commissioner for works and infrastructural development Suleiman Umar said the project which is a collaborative effort of N-HYPPADEC and the State Government will add value to water sector in the state.
For over twenty years Inhabitants of New Bussa in Niger state have been without portable water supply a situation caused by the dilapidation of the water works in the area.
Despite the abundant water resources which are used to generate hydroelectric power, inhabitants of this community lack constant power supply and portable drinking water. Hence, the impetus to revamp the water body for the state uses.
