According to the information minister Labaran Maku, the Federal Government will soon dredge the River Benue up to Yola frenzies in Adamawa state. He said this on Saturday at a town-hall meeting in Gusau, Zamfara state as part of the on-going Good Governance Tour to to the state.
Dredging is an excavation activity or operation usually
carried out at least partly underwater, in shallow seas or fresh water
areas with the purpose of gathering up bottom sediments
and disposing of them at a different location. This technique is often used to
keep waterways navigable.
He further explained that apart from providing another way
of transportation, the project would be a fulfilment of the
Umaru Yar'adua-led objective and legacy. He stated that the Federal
Government had attained 50 per cent in the modern rail line project, which
would at the end link up Kano and Abuja through Kaduna.
Maku assured that the Federal Government would revive
all collapsed dams in the country, open up new ones in Benue and Taraba, while commending
the Zamfara Government for ensuring peace in the state, He added that
emphasis would be placed on the production of crops that were found in
commercial quantity in particular locations, such as rice and
cotton in Zamfara.
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