NEWMAP alleged N60b Enugu erosion control project false, misleading – Obetta

Former task coordinator of the Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project, NEWMAP, Enugu State, Dr. Vincent Egechukwu Obetta has denied the allegation that N60 cardinal was approved, released and declaration awarded successful the 4 designated erosion power sites successful Enugu North Senatorial Zone.

DAILY POST recalls that a civilian rights radical had dragged NEWMAP and the Federal Ministry of Environment to court alleging that the said sum was spent whereas the projects located successful Enugu North Senatorial portion were abandoned.

The lawsuit is presently pending earlier the Enugu Division of Court of Appeal aft a Federal High Court declined to compel NEWMAP and the Ministry to marque its declaration records disposable to the plaintiffs. 

However, reacting connected Monday, Obetta described the study arsenic false, misleading and formed successful the figment of the promoters’ imagination.

According to him, lone 1 declaration for erosion power was awarded nether NEWMAP-IDA successful the full Enugu North senatorial portion namely Onuiyi-Nsukka (section) of the gully erosion power project; The outgo of the Onuiyi-Nsukka conception of the task was successful the tune of 1 billion, 4 100 cardinal naira, only.

He continued that “The Alor-uno conception of the...