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A involved Enugu State resident, Mr Jude Ogbonna, has written to the Federal Ministry of Water Sources, asking for the discharge of all paperwork in the case of the Ivo River Dam Undertaking in line with the Freedom of Knowledge (FOI) Act, 2011.
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His request comes days after flooding wreaked havoc on a number of communities in Aninri Native Govt Space of the state.
The letter, dated October 13, 2026, and titled “Software for All Related Paperworks On the subject of the Award of Ivo River Dam Undertaking/Ivo Multi-Function Earth Dam,” was once sighted by way of DAILY POST on Thursday.
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Ogbonna, a writer, asked main points of the contract from the ministry, together with the letter of award or award understand, contract settlement or service-level settlement, invoice of amounts (BOQ), venture specs, bidding and procurement information, approval paperwork, fee and disbursement information, in addition to venture standing and final touch stories.
Within the letter, he stated he understood that the Ivo River Dam Undertaking, often referred to as the Ivo Multi-Function Earth Dam, was once first captured within the nationwide finances by way of former President Goodluck Jonathan in 2009.
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“I additionally remember that D.A. Building Restricted and Anbeez Products and services Nigeria Restricted have been concerned within the contract sooner or later.
“If the details I’ve are proper, the venture supposedly commenced in 2012.
“On the other hand, it has remained in large part deserted 14 years later, a building that has ended in ordinary failures, particularly within the surrounding Okpanku and Mpu communities in Aninri Native Govt Space of Enugu State,” he said.
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Ogbonna described the hot flooding as simplest certainly one of a number of incidents that had affected the communities through the years.
“That exact incident was once simply the top of the iceberg, as many unreported instances of devastation had came about prior to now in the similar spaces because of the deserted venture.
“Whilst public outcries have reached the representatives of the zone, there were conflicting accounts of why the Ivo River Dam Undertaking/Ivo Multi-Function Earth Dam was once deserted. It’s in mild of this that I’m asking for the entire bureaucracy in the case of the venture since its inception, as the folk of Aninri in reality deserve to grasp the reality in regards to the venture.
“Please use your excellent place of business to lend a hand my other folks perceive the basis reason for this threat, which has persisted to price them their lives and belongings,” he added.
Beneath the FOI Act, the ministry has seven operating days to reply to the request.
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