Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has spent over N1.4 billion on water projects in the state in the last two years. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Water Resources and Environment, Mr. Agbogbo Ode, disclosed this yesterday at a media briefing in Makurdi. Ode said that out of the amount, N900 million was spent on payment to the contractor for the resumption of water supply in Otukpo and Katsina-Ala.
“The state government under the able leadership of Samuel Ortom has paid a whopping N500 million counterpart contributions to the implementation of Sanitation, Hygiene, and Water in Nigeria (SHAWN),” he stated. Ode stated that 523 of the boreholes obtained under the project were hand pumps while 36 were motorised.
He gave a breakdown of the hand pumps as 130 each in Obi and Buruku, 163 in Katsina-Ala, 49 in Konshisha, 45 in Oju and eight in Tarka local government areas, adding that 75 per cent of the projects have been completed.
On the motorised boreholes, he said that six each were in Obi and Buruku, 16 in Ogbadibo, and eight in Katsina-Ala local government areas while 95 per cent of the work had been completed. He said that there is ongoing rehabilitation of 300 boreholes in several local government areas as well as provision of numerous others through the intervention of the Australian government, and Water Aid
Source: http://www.legendvibes.com.ng/2017/02/benue-state-governor-samuel-ortom.html

Evil man.

what an adequate excuse for an elected ruler in an odoriferous saga cum gargantuan gaga!

Same way Suswam spent over 3billion in Greater Makurdi water project


"Siphoning noni"

haha... Okay ooo.

Cc Omenkalives come see ya governor oooo, if na wike post u go dey make noise upandan.....

Lemme come nd be goin

If nigerians are ready to pay the water bill promptly, there would be 24/7 pipe water supply to homes.
Governors have to work on the mentality of the people to achieve that fit of paying bills.
But presently the bad economy is a problem where everybody is poor, recession forced on the country by apc government.