FG to hasten work on dam to check flooding in Adamawa, others

The Federal Government, through the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC), has commenced concrete steps to accelerate the construction of the Dasin Hausa Dam, aiming to end decades of devastating floods affecting Taraba, Adamawa, Benue, and other river basin communities.

The facility, first planned in the 1980s as a strategic buffer against floods caused by Cameroon’s Lagdo Dam, has remained stalled for over 40 years, resulting in recurring humanitarian crises.

Under the administration of President Bola Tinubu, the ICRC recently convened a high-level meeting with the Federal Ministry of Water Resources and Mainstream Energy Solutions Limited to advance the project through a Public-Private Partnership (PPP).

The session, led by ICRC’s Director-General, Dr Jobson Oseodion Ewalefoh, reviewed implementation timelines, addressed regulatory concerns, and identified immediate actions to expedite construction.

Ewalefoh emphasised President Tinubu’s directive for innovative private-sector participation in critical infrastructure, highlighting that the Dasin Hausa Dam would mitigate yearly flooding, generate over 300 megawatts of electricity.and provide irrigation to more than 150,000 hectares of farmland in Adamawa, Taraba, and Benue states.

Managing Director of Mainstream Energy Solutions, Lamu Audu, expressed the company’s commitment to mobilising private sector funds and technical expertise for the dam’s completion. The Ministry of Water Resources assured stakeholders of its full support and agreed to swiftly resolve all outstanding issues.