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There is a pervading feeling of worry in Nasarawa State over brand new cars presented by Governor Abdullahi Sule to 25 first class natural rulers, writes Igbawase Ukumba
The air in Nasarawa State in recent times has been filled with discordant tunes. Despite owing workers in local government areas their salaries, Governor Abdullahi Sule deemed it fit to gift brand new Lexus Sports Untility Vehicles (SUVs) to 25 first-class traditional rulers in the state. The total cost of the vehicles according to investigations is valued at over N800 million, if purchased directly from the manufacturer.
Governor Sule presented the 25 exotic cars to the first-class traditional rulers in the state on May 18, 2021 to mark his second anniversary in office as the fourth executive governor of the state. The governor said the vehicles were to ease the discharge of royal responsibilities, considering the vital role they are playing in the maintainance and sustenance of security in the st
President Muhammadu Buhari has taken over completion of the 20 Megawatts Farin Ruwa Hydropower project initiated by the Nasarawa State government within 24 months, reports Igbawase Ukumba
Available statistics from the consulting firm for the Farin Ruwa Multipurpose Dam project – Kwarra in Wamba Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, Poseidon Tech Limited, showed that the Farin Ruwa Hydropower project has a dam with an earthfill embarkment with a cress length of 745 metres and a height of about 65 metres. The dam also has a reservoir capacity of 73 million cubic litres, with an area capacity of about 5.3 kilometres sqare.
Nevertheless, the statistics revealed further that the Farin Ruwa Dam’s risen water level storage to fill up to the annual average flow will be about 420 metres. Other parts of the dam include a spillway, a power house, dam protection; both up stream and down stream, access road through the dam up to Manga settlement. A saddle dam of about 500 metres up to a
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Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo yesterday said the President Muhammadu Buhari administration plans to rely on a common-sense strategy to lift 100 million Nigerians out of poverty within a time frame of 10 years.
Speaking at the inaugural meeting of the National Steering Committee on Poverty Reduction with Growth Strategy at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, Prof. Osinbajo said the government would adopt a different and more effective approach in actualising the objective of eradicating poverty in the country for the sake of delivering results.
A statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity Office of the Vice President, Mr. Laolu Akande, quoted Prof Osinbajo as saying, “I want us to approach this as much as possible, common-sensical so that we can resolve all the issues and focus on the real progress.
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