Governor of Imo State Hope Uzodimma has called for the establishment of 10 megawatts hydro-power plant to facilitate hitch-free supply of potable water to the residents.
The governor made the proposal when he received the minister of water resources and sanitation, Engr. Joseph Teriumun, at the Government House Owerri.
Uzodimma told the minister that the proposed power plant would help to solve the problems of potable water shortage just as he sought the minister’s intervention in completing some of the ongoing water projects in the state.
Governor Uzodimma who expressed joy that the visit will add value to Imo people commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on his efforts towards the restoration of the economy of the country.
The governor said, “The minister’s visit is a clear demonstration that he is out to work. He is about the first minister who has taken time to visit the parastatals and agencies under his ministry, particularly as it concerns Imo State since the constitution of the New Federal Executive Council under President Tinubu.”
The governor told his audience that „the journey between the Federal Ministry of Water Resources and Imo State has been very interesting as the ministry has done a lot to provide access to quality water in the state.“
He said value has been added to the state through the implementation of the different water schemes since he came on board few the years ago.
In his response, Teriumun said the main purpose of their visit is to „undertake on the spot assessment of projects and programmes that the ministry is undertaking through the Anambra/Imo River Basin Development Authority in the catchment states.“
He drew the governor‘s attention to the ministry‘s intervention projects in Imo, Anambra, Abia, Enugu and Ebonyi states which cover water supply, irrigation schemes, dams and reservoirs, sanitation facilities and erosion control structures.