Ogun-Osun River Basin Development Authority

Nejeeb Bello

Ogun-Oshun River Basin Development Authority (OORBDA) is one of the twelve River Basin Development Authorities established by the Federal Government of Nigeria under decrees number 25 of 1976 and 31 of 1977. Since 1976, there have been amendments to the original operational functions of the Authorities. As at today, the OORBDA is operating under decree No.35 of 1987 and Privatization and Commercialization Decree No. 25 of 1988. It is a parastatal of the Federal Ministry of Water Resources. The Authority was formally launched on July 4, 1977 at a colourful ceremony presided over by the then Federal Commissioner for Water Resources, Alhaji Ibrahim El Yakub. The ceremony which took place at the Ake Centenary Hall, Abeokuta, was witnessed, amongst others, by the then Military Governors of Oyo, Ogun and Lagos States which fall in the area of coverage of the Authority;, Oyo State has since been split into Oyo and Osun States. The operations of the Authority took off under the leadership of Dr. Lekan Are as the pioneer General Manager/Chief Executive Officer.

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