By Anthony Ochela, Abuja
Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Professor Joseph Utsev has charged the management and staff of Sustainable Power and Irrigation for Nigeria, SPIN, to redouble their efforts towards achieving food security through irrigated agriculture, effective dam management and improved hydropower generation.
A statement signed by the Director of Information and Public Relations in the ministry, Mrs Funmi Imuetinyan, said Utsev gave the charge during a working visit to SPIN Project Office in Abuja.
He reminded the staff that the administration of President Bola Tinubu remains committed to delivering on its Renewed Hope Agenda across all sectors.
According to him, as a flagship project under the ministry with a mandate to scale up irrigated farming, strengthen dam management and boost hydropower generation, SPIN must intensify efforts to meet its targets.
The minister expressed appreciation to the president and the World Bank for ensuring the smooth take-off of the project, noting that SPIN would significantly enhance food production, improve hydropower generation, create job opportunities for youths and add value to the lives of millions of Nigerians.
Professor Utsev commended the management and staff for the progress recorded so far and urged them to sustain the momentum.
In his remarks, the National Coordinator of SPIN, Engr Ipinlaye Olaiya expressed gratitude to the minister, permanent secretary and the ministry’s management team for their unwavering support, which he said had contributed to the smooth take-off of the project.
He also reaffirmed the commitment and determination of the SPIN team to deliver fully on its mandate.
Olaiya later conducted the minister, permanent secretary and other directors of the ministry round the project’s proposed new office in Apo, Abuja.
