The Minister of Water Resources, Suleiman Adamu says insurgency in the North East is responsible for the delay in the African Development Bank AfDB assisted Rural Water Supply and Sanitation in the region.
The minister said this while speaking at an interactive session with the House of Representatives Committee on Aids, Loans and Debt Management in Abuja.
In a document presented to the committee, the minister said that the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene WASH component of the programme was being financed withb150 million dollars loan at both the Federal and State levels.
He listed the amount for each of the project components as follows – Federal Ministry of Water Resources, 5.9 million dollars, Adamawa State Government, 33 million dollars, Bauchi State Government, 29million dollars.
Others are Borno State Government, 38 million dollars, Gombe State Government, 16million dollars, Taraba State Government, 16million dollars unallocated amount, 12million dollars.
