Repair work for Bakolori farmers
After farmers wrote to him for help, Senator Yari facilitated repair work at one of Nigeria's largest irrigation schemes.
The Bakolori Irrigation Scheme is one of the largest in Nigeria. For years it has suffered from faulty water gates, silt and blocked drains, which limit water for dry-season farming.
On 4 October 2026 the APEX Water Users Association wrote to Senator Yari, who chairs the Senate Committee on Water Resources and Sanitation. He facilitated work to repair one faulty water gate, service another and clear 20 to 30 drains. Anka, Bukkuyum and NATO dams are also to be assessed.
The plan also provides fertilizer and farm machinery for water users' associations. The association's chairman, Alhaji Yakubu Abubakar Marafa, said it would benefit more than 80,000 members.
Senator Yari has promised to take a lasting fix for the silt in the dam to the Federal Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation.
“No words are enough to thank the senator for this intervention,” said the scheme's Project Manager, Alhaji Umar Adamu. The association's chairman called Senator Yari “a representative who always listens to his people.”
When completed, the work is expected to improve water supply to thousands of hectares of farmland, strengthen dry-season farming and boost rice production.
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