Alhaji Abubakar Aduagba, the Managing Director of the Lower Niger River Basin Authority, Ilorin, announced this in Eyekonrin, Asa Local Government Area during the National Good Governance Tour to the project on Tuesday.

Aduagba explained that the construction of the dam started in 2009 as constituency project of Mr Ayo Adeseun, a member of House of Representatives, which was funded by the Federal Ministry of Water Resources.

According to him, the 1.3 cubic metre dam will also provide 5,000 gallons of water per day for the people living in the area.

He also said that the National Directorate of Employment (NDE) took advantage of the project to build structure in the area to train graduates in farming and fishing.

“The dam, which was built by a local contractor, is now 100 per cent completed and the full irrigation processes will start next year.

“The NDE is also taking the advantage of the project to build their structure in this area to train people in farming, fishing among others,’’ he said.

He, however, noted that the dam would not be operated by the Federal Government but by individual farmers who would be formed into cooperative groups.

Aduagba told the inspection team led by the Minister of Information and Communications, Mr Labaran Maku, that the project cost was N630 million.NAN