FG Poised To Boost Food Security With Strategic Water Resources

In a bid to boost food production and enhance food security in the country, especially in the face of the current economic challenges, the Federal Government has vowed to achieve this by strategically using water resources.

The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Joseph Utsev made the promise during his visit to the Ogun-Osun River Basin Development Authority and the Oyan Dam in Ogun State.

Addressing the issue of perennial flooding in parts of Ogun and Lagos states as a result of the release of water from the Oyan river, the minister frowned upon the way people build indiscriminately on water plains but promised to work with the state governments concerned to address the situation.

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During the visit which was his first to Ogun State, the Minister was conducted round some of the water facilities, including the Oyan River Dam located in the Abeokuta North Local Government Area of the state by the managing director of the Basin Authority, Olufemi Odumosun.

The minister promised to use water resources to ensure food security abundance and alleviation of poverty among Nigerians.

The minister, in the company of his environmental counterpart, Balarabe Lawal, and the Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, also visited some areas affected by the flood in the Isheri area of the state.