Water Resources Bill Will Benefit Nigerians – Minister

The Minister of Water Resources, Suleiman Adamu has reiterated that the National Water Resources bill was for the overall benefit of all Nigerians.

In an interview with Journalists in Abuja, the nation’s capital, he pledged his commitment to the full passage of the bill into law.

Adamu said his ministry had debunked all arguments against the bill through routine continuous media rounds, saying the next step was to await another public hearing if need be.

Adamu said if states like Kebbi where River Niger comes in or Adamawa where River Benue flows in decided they wanted to control the water at their end, it would affect the downstream communities.

Adamu said Nigeria entered into a treaty with eight other countries in the early sixties to form the Niger Basin Authority, saying such partnership had seen the survival of the Kainji and Jebba dams.

He urged all those with conflicting opinions to present them at the proposed public hearing, alleging that they were only determined to rubbish the efforts of President Muhammadu Buhari.