AfDB agrees €362,000 grant for Yobe Basin Trust Fund
African Development Bank (AfDB) has signed a €362,000 grant agreement with the Hadejia Jama’are Komadugu Yobe Basin-Trust Fund.
Created in 2006, the Hadejia-Jama’are-Komadugu-Yobe Basin Trust Fund is an innovative platform for joint intervention by the riparian states of of Bauchi, Borno, Jigawa, Kano, Plateau and Yobe.
AfDB which disclosed this in a statement, weekend, said the grant would prepare additional studies under the second-phase of developing a strategic plan for managing water resources in the Komadugu-Yobe Basin.
“Specifically, the grant will support the preparation of a Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) for the Challawa Gorge Dam Watershed Management Project and a stakeholder engagement plan.
“It will support a grievance redress mechanism and stakeholder consultations involving riparian communities and the Lake Chad Basin Commission, comprising; Cameroon, Chad, Nigeria and Niger Republic.
“The project will be implemented over eight months and the Hadejia-Jama’are-Komadugu-Yobe Basin Trust Fund will execute the project.”
According to the statement, the Trust Fund is jointly funded by the six states of Bauchi, Borno, Jigawa, Kano, Plateau and Yobe, in collaboration with the Federal Government.
It quoted the Director-General of AfDB’s Country Department in Nigeria, Lamin Barrow, as saying the programme would ensure long-term water security for the local people.
“The Komadugu Yobe Multi-Purpose Water Resources Development Programme will support socio-economic development, enhanced livelihoods, and environmental sustainability,” Barrow said.
Remarking, Executive-Secretary, Hadejia Jama’are Komadugu Yobe Trust Fund, Dr Hassan Bdliya, thanked AfDB for its continued support toward sustainable water resources management in the Komadugu-Yobe Basin.
“We are very grateful to AfDB for its support. The Bank has been supporting us since 2016 and the impact of its support has been tremendous.
“The implementation of this project will have a positive impact on the people within the Komadugu-Yobe Basin.
“The Hadejia Jama’are Komadugu Yobe Trust Fund will work diligently with all stakeholders to ensure the timely completion of the studies,” Bdliya said.
The Komadugu Yobe Multi-Purpose Water Resources Development investment aligns with the Federal Government’s development agenda, including the Medium-Term National Development Plan (2021- 2025) and Vision 2050.