The Ekiti State Government has refuted the media report that the four victims of Egbe Dam in Gbonyin Local Council area of the State were World Bank officials.
In a statement issued Friday by Idowu Adelusi the Press Secretary to the State Governor Ayodele Fayose, the state explained that while the Third Urban Water Sector Reform Project was sponsored by the World Bank, the contract for the bathymetry surveying of the Dam was awarded to Enviplan Nigeria Limited, whose staff were involved in the boat capsize.
The statement said that the company is expected to work on Ureje, Egbe, Itapaji and Ero Dams, adding ”the sad incident happened because some safety measures were not adhered to by the deceased who refused to wear life jackets, those who survived wore life jackets provided by the company”.
Enviplan Nigeria Limited is a consulting firm to the World Bank.
