{"id":3118,"date":"2022-05-05T23:21:34","date_gmt":"2022-05-05T23:21:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebirareporters.com\/?p=3118"},"modified":"2023-06-10T11:24:46","modified_gmt":"2023-06-10T10:24:46","slug":"kogi-govt-in-five-years-struggle-to-reticulate-okene-waterworks-releases-n700m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebirareporters.com\/kogi-govt-in-five-years-struggle-to-reticulate-okene-waterworks-releases-n700m\/","title":{"rendered":"Kogi Govt in Five Years Struggle to Reticulate Okene Waterworks, Releases N700m"},"content":{"rendered":"
The government of Kogi State has released the sum of N713, 716, 997 for the execution of the expansion and reticulation of Okene Water works project.<\/span> The government released the fund as disclosed after the State Executive Council meeting on Thursday in Lokoja, the state capital.<\/span><\/p>\n The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Onogwu Muhammed who made the disclosure, stated that the fund was very key especially for the people of Kogi central who for a long time have experienced scarcity of portable water supply.<\/span><\/p>\n He noted that the project has been on going and the funds released would facilitate the prompt completion of the project for the benefit of the people of the State.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The project, was first inspected by Governor Yahaya Bello on November 30th, 2017, five years ago where he expressed readiness to commence work.<\/span><\/p>\n Later on April 7th, 2018, the government\u2019s delegation flagged off the complete rehabilitation, dredging and reticulation of the Waterworks, with the promise to complete it within 75 days.<\/span><\/p>\n
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