Borgu Council Chairman Tasks NASS To increase Budgetry Allocation to HYPADEC .
By Yahaya Zakka Minna.
The Chairman of Borgu Local Government of Niger state Honourable Suleiman Yerima has appealed to Members of the National Assembly in the state to press bottle towards increasing the budgetry allocation to the Hydroelectric Power producing Areas Commission, HYPADEC for improved service delivery to the people of Niger state.
Mr Yerima stated this at a stakeholders meeting of the commission held in Minna,the Niger state capital.
He explained that with the intervention services the agency is carrying out across the HYPADEC catchment areas in the state, the increased budget allocation will go along way in mitigating the effect of flooding and other natural disasters affecting the targeted communities.
The Chairman has also asked the management of the Commission to expand their intervention scope to the area of Education, security as well carrying the Local government Chairman along during the execution of such intervention Programmes to the communities to enhance equity and fairness.
The Chairman Yerima therefore urged the stakeholders to always come out with ideas and programmes aimed at improving the socio economic well being of the people in the flood prone areas in the state.
