Governor Simon Lalong and Barr. Joseph Terfa Ityev Chairman Governing Council HYPADEC

From Daniel Dauda,Jos


Plateau State Governor Simon Lalong has charged members of presidential Hydroelectric power producing Areas Development Commission(HYPADEC) to consider those communities who were affected negatively as a result of hydropower plant and neglected overtime, by creating job opportunities.

Lalong said Plateau has been the first State if not in Africa but Nigeria to start hydropower plant.

The Governor made the acknowledgement when HYPADEC members paid him a courtesy call in Government House Little Rayfield on Tuesday.

He assured them  unflinching support of the 19 Northern Governors as they go round discharging their responsibility.

 HYPADEC which were been lead by the Chairman Governing Council-Hon. Barr. Joseph Terfa Ityev and managing director- Alhaji Abubakar Sadiq Yelwa said they were at the Gbong Gwom Palace to seek for Royal blessings to enable them succeed in their assignment as traditional rulers being the custodians of our culture, tradition and heritage.

Chairman Plateau State traditional Council, His Royal Majesty Da Jacob Gyang Buba, Gbong Gwom Jos, urged HYPADEC members to work confidently and to justify the confidence reposed  on them.

According to him "there is no body that is going to govern Nigeria except us. I appeal to you to be a shining stars for others to follow.

"Dams have been constructed in different locations across Nigeria but today they are in a sorry state particularly in the North.

"We are facing security challenges because dams were neglected, and I prayed that God will grant the commission the will power to work assiduously and revive those dams", the monarch noted.

Earlier, chairman Governing council HYPADEC, Hon. Barr. Joseph Terfa Ityev revealed that they were in Plateau State to intimate Governor Lalong and paramount ruler Gbong Gwom Jos on their activities which has Kick start in earnest and Plateau is the first to be visited.

He said the commission was established and signed into law in 2010, and amended in 2013 to accommodate Plateau and Benue States which were not included before.

He said some of the functions of HYPADEC is to address ecological damage caused by the location of dams and alleviate the plight of those host communities.