Yemi Osinbajo has talked about Federal Government’s unflinching commitment to support all programmes and policies to restore the Lake Chad basin.
He said the past 30 years had seen tremendous efforts such as the Lake Chad Basin Water Transfer, and the proposed Inter-Basin water Transfer project from the Ubangui River in Congo.
“Lake Chad issue is an international issue with a global challenge, saving the lake is preserving the livelihood of millions of people.
“Nigeria would implement all recommendations made to restore the Lake Chad at the end of this conference.’’
In his remarks, the Minister of Water Resources, Mr Suleiman Adamu, said despite poverty and the security challenges, the fresh water body was still a source of water supply for drinking, fisheries and other socio-economic activities.
He said saving the Lake Chad in a sustainable manner required the collaboration of all relevant stakeholders, adding that all hands should be on deck to save the lake from extinction.
“The lake is the epicenter of human, animal and plant life for the region, it contains a variety of habitats.
“The UN Environmental Programme in 2006 reported that persistent drought and ravages of rapidly growing human population have decimated it.’’
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