Are Dams causing solutions or challenges to rural communities? Keta villagers’ question

Mamadou Edrisa Njie reporting from Goronyo, Sokoto state, Nigeria #WalktoMali

The Goronyo Dam

It was completed in 1984 and commissioned in 1992, the Goronyo dam, which today has been causing flooding to the local community of Keta a small village under Goronyo local government, Sokoto state, Nigeria- says Alhagie Garba Jingilma village head.

Given background information of the dam, Jingilma who is in his 80’s said that Dams and reservoirs in Nigeria are used for irrigation, water supply, hydro-electric power generation or some combination adding that they are of particular importance in the north of the country, where rainfall is low. 

Jingilma was speaking today [ 21st January, 2014] with Earth Hour Nigeria #WalktoMali champions whose names are written in gold on Earth Hour website.