The Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar III, has urged the Federal Government to prioritise the completion of the Kashimbila Dam in Taraba State, stating that the project holds the key to resolving Nigeria’s persistent electricity problems.
Speaking on Wednesday at the inaugural Taravest Summit in Jalingo, the state capital, the Sultan praised Governor Agbu Kefas for his commitment to improving security and creating an enabling environment for investment.
But the Sultan expressed concern over the slow pace of work on the Kashimbila Dam and stressed the need for immediate and total completion.
“We need that dam ready at 100 per cent. If that project had been completed and was already generating power, many of the challenges we are having with power would have been a thing of the past.
“It has taken successive governments years to address it, but now we must concentrate on completing the whole project. Let it generate power not just for Taraba, but for the entire North-East and the country at large,” the Sultan said.