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Laleye Dipo in Minna No fewer than 350 people have died in different boat accidents nationwide in the last one year, the Hydro Power Producing Areas Development Commission (HYPPADEC) has said. Of the figure, not fewer than 50 lives were lost in Niger State alone during the period. The Chairman of the Governing Board of HYPPADEC, Mr. Joseph Ityav, gave the figure in Malele town in the Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State at the launch of cutting of tree logs and removal of the huge debris from the Shiroro and Kainji lakes. The project is being executed by both the National Inland Water Ways Corporation of Nigeria and HYPPADEC for an undisclosed amount.

Niger stateAbdullahi sabiJoseph ityavLaleye dipoMuhammadu buhariAlhaji umar musa gulaniNational assemblyHydro power producing areas development commissionNational inland water ways corporation of nigeriaGovernment of the federationGoverning boardBorgu local government areaNational inland water ways corporationBoss mustaphaPresident muhammaduDeputy chief whip