Why Nigeria must come to its senses
Firstly, Nigeria should look upon dams as her new oil and natural gas wells. She can hit so many birds with one stone by investing
Every patriotic and considerate leader strives to design a well-built strategic planning of an unparalleled prosperity for even their generations to come. It is apparent that the current fluctuation of oil prices and the fascinating march of rapid sweeping growth of electric vehicles, renewable sources of energy and the Paris Agreement on climate change have been sounding the alarm for the entire oil-producing nations to come to their senses as the lucrative days of crude oil and natural gas are numbered. Besides, it is an unethical conduct to turn a deaf ear to a forecasted problem and swiftly react when it is too late.
Now that so many oil-producing nations of the OPEC and others have already awakened on account of the EU agenda or mission to ban the sale and usages of oil-fuelled vehicle engine from 2025 to 2050, with a view to reducing emissions of greenhouse gases and human emissions of carbon dioxide that breeds global warming or climate change, the next generations can only be proud of the current leaders because of the far-reaching changes and a path of a brighter future built for them. Let’s make future generations remember us as proud ancestors for keeping our minds on planning their future since their destiny depends on our actions today.
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Firstly, Nigeria should look upon dams as her new oil and natural gas wells. She can hit so many birds with one stone by investing her oil revenues massively in constructing dams. As long as the PMB is so serious about his Green Alternative policy and economic diversification mission, he must work towards constructing and completing Nigeria’s abandoned dam projects as the significance for irrigation farming cannot be overestimated towards enhancing economic growth, creating jobs, consolidating economic diversification and protecting lives and property as a result of flooding. Recently, the Minister of Water Resources, Engr. Sulaiman Adamu said,” The FG has over 200 dams across the states of the federation aside from state-owned ones”. These dams are surrounded by many enthusiastic youths for irrigation farming, especially in rural areas, but unfortunately, they sleep under trees as if they are suffering from sleeping sickness, known as Human African trypanosomiasis.
Conclusively, I strongly call on PMB to resuscitate the entire GGW projects to keep the current increasing terrifying desertification at bay and keep his administration’s promise of constructing over 400 dams across 36 states of federation including the FCT. When these dams are constructed, they will undoubtedly hit innumerable birds with one stone simultaneously. Handling hazardous desertification with kid’s gloves in Nigeria is tantamount to solving a problem of the oil sector and food security, and at the same time the worst one is arising.
Mustapha Baba Azare,
Alkali Musa Street, Bauchi State,