Flood Disaster: Jigawa signs MoU with Dutch experts to end menace

THE Jigawa state government has entered into an agreement with the Netherlands on an annual flood disaster prevention and control in the state.

This was contained in a press statement issued, signed and made available to Tribune online in Dutse JIgawa state capital, by the commissioner of special duties, Mr Auwql D Sankara, who said the signing ceremony was held at the Nigerian Embassy in Hague Netherland where Governor Mohammed Badaru Abubakar of the state signed on behalf of the state government.

The statement stated that the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the flood prevention and protection experts, KWT and AVECO DE BONDT of Netherlands and the JIgawa state government is aiming to permanently end the flooding that annually ravaging the state claiming the lives of people, domestic animals and disrupting economic activities in the State

The programme was witnessed by Her Excellency Dr Eniola Olaitan Ajayi, the Ambassador of Nigeria to the Netherlands, the Chairman of the Nigeria-Dutch Business Association and other stakeholders.

According to the statement, speaking while signing the MOU Governor Mohammed Badaru Abubakar expressed his optimism that the collaboration with the Dutch experts will bring about a final solution to end flooding in the state.

He said, “The flooding in our state has been a major setback for our economy and has caused a lot of hardship to our people”.

“We are committed to finding a lasting solution to this problem, and we are confident that the expertise of KWT and AVECO DE BONDT will be instrumental in achieving this goal.” He added.

Adding that “We are delighted to have the opportunity to work with the Dutch experts to find a permanent solution to the problem of flooding in our state.”

He emphasized that “We believe that this collaboration will bring about the much-needed relief to our people and boost economic activities in the state.”

The Dutch experts, in turn, gave their assurances of their readiness to work with the Jigawa State Government technical team to eradicate flooding in the state.

“We are excited to be partnering with the Jigawa State Government in this project. We are confident that our expertise in flood prevention and protection will be beneficial to the people of Jigawa State,” said a representative of KWT.

The ceremony has formally laid the foundation towards eradicating flooding permanently in Jigawa State, and the people of the state are optimistic that the partnership will yield positive results.