The Minister of Water Resources, Suleiman Adamu, dismissed insinuations that the water released from the Lagdo Dam in the republic of Cameroon was responsible for this year’s devastating flood in many parts of Nigeria.
He informed the Senate Committee on Water Resources that the flood was due to water flowing from different tributaries into the River Benue due to heavy downpours.
The committee asked the minister of water resources about the state of the Dasin Hausa Dam in Adamawa State, which is to mitigate the effects of water released from the Lagdo Dam in Cameroon.
Adamu said the Dasin Hausa Dam was still on the drawing board, noting that even if the dam was built, it would not help much.
He said the water released from the Lagdo Dam contributed only about 1 per cent to the floods in Nigeria.
He said government at all levels must stop allowing people to build on waterways, to further address the flood disaster.
