{"id":6089,"date":"2017-09-04T03:48:32","date_gmt":"2017-09-04T03:48:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/rivers-releases-n100m-counterpart-funding-for-eu-water-projects\/"},"modified":"2017-09-04T03:48:32","modified_gmt":"2017-09-04T03:48:32","slug":"rivers-releases-n100m-counterpart-funding-for-eu-water-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/rivers-releases-n100m-counterpart-funding-for-eu-water-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"Rivers releases N100m counterpart funding for EU water projects"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div id=\"attachment_297867\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" readability=\"37\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/guardian.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Abuja-water-project.jpg?resize=1500%2C1001&#038;ssl=1\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/guardian.ng\/wp-content\/plugins\/ventra-lazy-load\/images\/1x1.trans.gif?ssl=1\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/guardian.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Abuja-water-project.jpg 1500w,https:\/\/guardian.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Abuja-water-project-896x598.jpg 896w,https:\/\/guardian.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Abuja-water-project-487x325.jpg 487w,https:\/\/guardian.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Abuja-water-project-974x650.jpg 974w,https:\/\/guardian.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Abuja-water-project-320x214.jpg 320w,https:\/\/guardian.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Abuja-water-project-640x427.jpg 640w,https:\/\/guardian.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Abuja-water-project-600x400.jpg 600w\" class=\"wp-image-297867 size-full lazyload\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1001\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\"\/><noscript><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-297867 size-full lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/guardian.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Abuja-water-project.jpg?resize=1500%2C1001&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1001\" srcset=\"https:\/\/guardian.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Abuja-water-project.jpg 1500w,https:\/\/guardian.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Abuja-water-project-896x598.jpg 896w,https:\/\/guardian.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Abuja-water-project-487x325.jpg 487w,https:\/\/guardian.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Abuja-water-project-974x650.jpg 974w,https:\/\/guardian.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Abuja-water-project-320x214.jpg 320w,https:\/\/guardian.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Abuja-water-project-640x427.jpg 640w,https:\/\/guardian.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Abuja-water-project-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\"\/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u201cWater and sanitation remains key because\u00a0they are close to the health\u00a0of\u00a0our communities.\u00a0 After this project, we expect the EU to give the state more grants, so that we can extend this to more local government areas \u201c, Governor Wike said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Following calls by communities in the State, Rivers State Government\u00a0has approved the immediate release of N100million\u00a0as second tranche\u00a0counterpart\u00a0fund for the Rivers State Government\/European Union\u00a0Niger Delta Support Programme (RSG\/EU NSDP) for two local government areas.<\/p>\n<p>The government had earlier released the first tranche of counterpart fund of N100million to the\u00a0EU Development Partners. The two benefiting local government areas are Akuku-Toru and Opobo-Nkoro.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking\u00a0during a courtesy visit by the Minister Counsellor of the European Union to Nigeria, Mr. Kurt Cornelis to the Government House, Port Harcourt, Governor Nyesom Wike noted that the fact\u00a0that the State Government paid the first tranche of 50 per cent, proved its commitment to the project.<\/p>\n<p>The governor urged the implementers of the Niger Delta Support Programme component three to be transparent as they award contracts for the projects.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWater and sanitation remains key because\u00a0they are close to the health\u00a0of\u00a0our communities.\u00a0 After this project, we expect the EU to give the state more grants, so that we can extend this to more local government areas \u201c, Governor Wike said.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, Cornelis\u00a0called for firm commitment from the State Government\u00a0on the payment of the remaining\u00a050 per cent counterpart fund\u00a0for the RSG\/EU NDSP Water and sanitation projects in Two LGAs.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the payment is required to determine the scope of the programme. He said that contracts for the programme\u00a0would be signed in October.<\/p>\n<p>The benefiting communities under the scheme \u2013 Abonnema, Abuse, Kula, Opobo, Nkoro and Kalaibiama had called on the state to complete its own part of fund of N200 million<\/p>\n<p>Speaking in Port Harcourt, the Chairman of Federation of Akuku-Toru\/Opobo\/Nkoro Water Consumers Association, Mr. Iwarimie Diri, disclosed that the EU has remitted its 70 per cent, and the communities paid its five per cent, calling on the state governor, to release the remaining N100million of the state\u2019s commitment to enable the people drink good water and stay out from disease outbreak.<\/p>\n<p>Diri said, the call became necessary, as the EU gave the state government August 31, to release the fund or risk suspension of the project.<\/p>\n<p>The Chairman, who informed that the governor was yet to give authorisation for the release of the money, pointed out that cancellation of the project would send a negative signal to the communities.<\/p>\n<p>He said, \u201c If the 50 percent of the balance of the state\u2019s commitment is not remitted on the project, it is clear that the project would be suspended, and that is a dangerous signal that may expose the people to cholera outbreak and other various diseases\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Governor has promised to release the <a href=\"https:\/\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/get-quick-loan-for-real-estate-investment\/\">funds<\/a>. He should listen to our cries and\u00a0match his words with action for this project to kick-start\u201d, he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a hre=\"http:\/\/guardian.ng\/property\/rivers-releases-n100m-counterpart-funding-for-eu-water-projects\/\"> Guardian <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cWater and sanitation remains key because\u00a0they are close to the health\u00a0of\u00a0our communities.\u00a0 After this project, we &hellip; <a title=\"Rivers releases N100m counterpart funding for EU water projects\" class=\"hm-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/rivers-releases-n100m-counterpart-funding-for-eu-water-projects\/\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Rivers releases N100m counterpart funding for EU water projects<\/span>Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6090,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[4],"tags":[522,41],"class_list":["post-6089","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-opportunities-in-new-markets","tag-nigeria","tag-property"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Abuja-water-project.jpg?fit=1500%2C1001&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":7808,"url":"https:\/\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/rivers-state-government-hands-over-housing-development-projects-to-afriprops-development-company\/","url_meta":{"origin":6089,"position":0},"title":"Rivers State Government hands over Housing Development Projects to Afriprops Development Company","author":"Amazing Property","date":"January 15, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"RIVERS STATE GOVERNMENT HANDS OVER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT IN NEW CITY TO PRIVATE INVESTOR, AFRIPROPS. \u00a0The Rivers State Government on Thursday January 11, 2018 restated her desire to hand over the development of housing estates in some parts of the new city currently undergoing construction to private investors. 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