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Tinubu approves management teams for river basin authorities By Nicolas Adekeye.

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President Bola Tinubu has approved the reconstitution of the executive management of the 12 river basin development authorities under the Federal Ministry of Water Resources. This move is expected to bolster the efficiency of the organisations and improve the lives of citizens.The river basins established in 1976 are government agencies responsible for managing water resources for agriculture, industry and domestic use. Their functions include constructing dams, dykes and polders, drilling boreholes, developing irrigation infrastructure, controlling erosion and flooding, improving navigation, generating hydro-electric power and encouraging industrial complexes.Each of the 12 river basins operates independently within its own geo-morphological and political boundaries, sharing the basin resources of the eight hydrological areas in Nigeria. Despite their potentials, the river basins’ impact have been minimal due to economic and political changes in the country.The newly appointed executives are expected to bring their wealth of experience to bear in their new roles. According to a statement by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, President Tinubu expects the appointees to use their expertise to enhance the performance of the river basins and improve the lives of citizens.The newly appointed executives include Odebunmi Olusegun as chairman of the Ogun-Osun River Basin Development Authority, Dr. Adedeji Ashiru as managing director and Ayo Oyalowo as executive director finance, among others.Other river basin development authorities that got new executive management teams include Upper Benue, Chad Basin, Benin-Owena, Niger Delta, Upper Niger, Lower Niger, Lower Benue, Anambra-Imo, Hadejia Jama’are and Cross River Basin Development Authorities.The appointments cut across various states, including Lagos, Oyo, Ogun, Osun, Adamawa, Taraba, Gombe, Bauchi, Borno, Yobe, Edo, Delta, Ondo, Ekiti, Rivers, Bayelsa, Benue, Plateau, Nasarawa, Kogi, Anambra, Imo, Enugu, Abia, Ebonyi, Kano, Jigawa, Sokoto, Kebbi, Zamfara and Katsina.As the new executives settle into their roles, they are expected to work towards achieving the Tinubu administration goal of bettering the lives of citizens through improved water resources management.