President Muhammadu Buhari has pledged to implement the
recommendations of Environmental Audit Report on Lake Chad Basin Commission.
He made the resolve yesterday, after receiving the report
at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja.
Buhari pledged that Nigeria would continue to support the
Lake Chad Commission in the discharge of its duties.
He restated Nigeria’s determination to offer effective
leadership in fighting insurgency and tackling other environmental challenges
of the Sahel region.
The President, therefore, called on the National
Assembly to expedite action on the domestication of the Lake Chad Basin Water
Charter adopted by the Summit of the Authority of Heads of States and
Governments in April 2012.
Buhari also demanded an explanation on the report of a study on the diversion of some rivers from Central African Republic into the Chad basin initiated by the military administration of Chief Olusegun Obasanjo.
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He said that the study,
which gulped about five million dollars, was sponsored by Nigeria. The Auditor-General of the Federation, Mr Samuel Ukura,
however absolved his office of blame. He explained that the report of the study identified
construction of dams and excessive diversion of rivers as some factors
responsible for the drying up Lake Chad. Mr
Ukura also identified other factors like poor water management and failure to
enforce penalties for the indiscriminate violation of the Lake Chad.
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