'HYPADEC established to bring succour to communities around River Niger'

• Published date: 16 January 2023
• Publication title: Nigeria - The Nation

Managing Director of Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission (HYPADEC), Alhaji Abubakar Sadiq-Yelwa, said the commission was established to bring succour to communities residing around the River Niger.

He spoke during the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship campaign at Warra, Ngaski Local Government Area of Kebbi yesterday.

Sadiq-Yelwa said: 'The essence of establishing HYPADEC is to bring succour to those people residing around River Niger who are affected by the construction of dams generating electricity to Nigeria.

'As a commission, we are doing our best but to me, the projects we embarked upon are not enough considering the negative effects caused by the dam construction, so, this is just the beginning. I am happy President Muhammadu Buhari has given us all the necessary backing and encouragement to carry out vital projects that will transform the lives of people living around these areas.'

Sadiq-Yelwa listed some of the constraints faced by the residents including scarcity of potable water and incessant floods that usually destroy houses and ravage farmlands, hence the need for drainage construction to mitigate the menace.

He assured that the commission would...