The Acting Auditor of the Federation, Mrs Florence Anyanwu, has raised the alarm that River Niger is drying up.
River Niger
Speaking to newsmen at the end of the 6th Annual Meeting of African
Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions Working Group on
Environmental Audit (AFROSAI WGEA) yesterday in Abuja, the Acting
Auditor of the Federation, Mrs Florence Anyanwu, has raised the alarm
that River Niger is drying up.
Anyanwu disclosed that to save the river, the Federal Government,
along with countries bordering the River Niger, has approved an
environmental audit of the river.
She said drying up of the river poses social, environmental and economic treat to the communities bordering the river.
“Talks are ongoing on the cooperative environmental audit
project on River Niger by Niger Basin Authority consisting of Benin,
Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Côte d’ Ivoire, Guinea, Mali, Niger and
Nigeria,” she said.
When completed, the environmental audit will afford governments
information they need to save the river from further deterioration as
well as ensure its continued benefit to bordering communities.
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