CHAPTER   FIFTEEN

KOGI  STATE UNICEF  ASSISTED  WES  PROJECT

            The Administration of Alhaji Ibrahim Idris inherited a UNICEF that had only the wreckage of a borehole drilling equipment and a workforce that had no motivation as a result of lack of attention by Government.  Quite a number of communities made payment for drilling of boreholes but UNICEF could not render services because the rig had collapsed and the will to execute projects was lacking.

On assumption of Office, Alhaji Ibrahim Idris took appropriate measure to enhance UNICEF with a view to ensuring that it discharges its statutory obligation.  The rig was refurbished and the  staff that were owed several months of unpaid allowances were settled.  UNICEF was charged with the responsibility of the technical aspect of providing water to towns and villages in the Western Senatorial District of Kogi State and it is a dream realized for the Government and people of Kogi State as UNICEF has carried out its responsibility of drilling and reticulation of borehole in several towns and villages in the Western Senatorial District of Kogi State.

UNICEF  PROJECTS  BETWEEN 2003  AND  2006

IN  THE  WESTERN  SENATORIAL  DISTRICT

Motorized Borehole:                  Number                                  Cost (N)

Yagba-West                                            3                               11,200,000.00

Yagba-East                                             3                                  9,800,000.00

Mopamuro                                              3                                  9,800,000.00

Ijumu                                                       3                               14,700,000.00

Kabba/Bunnu                                         4                                14,700,000.00

Lokoja                                                 12                               73,015,946.00

Kogi                                                        3                               16,000,000.00

The several hand pump boreholes sunk in towns and villages in the Western Senatorial District had collapsed and needed urgent attention.  The Administration of Alhaji Ibrahim Idris swung into action by providing the necessary logistics for the drilling and repair of hand pump boreholes in the under listed towns and villages in the Senatorial Districts.

Hand Pump:                                          Number                             Cost (N)

Yagba-East                                                     45                                1,635,760.00

Mopamuro                                                     27                                   988,130.00

Kabba/Bunu                                                    36                                1,334,830.00

Lokoja                                                            2                                     9.00million

Kogi                                                                33                                2,134,680.00