COP31

The Managing Director of the National Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission (N-HYPPADEC), Alhaji Abubakar Sadiq Yelwa (Katukan Yauri), has arrived in Antalya, Türkiye, for the 31st United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP31).

Upon arrival, the Managing Director and his delegation held a series of bilateral meetings with government institutions and international companies to explore areas of mutual collaboration in addressing ecological and environmental degradation, as well as supporting agriculture across N-HYPPADEC member states.

The Managing Director also joined the Honourable Minister of Agriculture, Senator Abubakar Kyari (CON), and the Director-General of the National Council on Climate Change (NCCC), Mrs Omotenioye Majekodunmi, for other engagements.

Alhaji Yelwa also held a meeting with the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Direkçi Group, Mehmet Nurullah Direkçi, and the company's Nigeria Project Coordinator, Aliyu Hamza Ahmed.

The meeting focused on smart agriculture and opportunities to support farming communities across N-HYPPADEC member states.

The delegation also explored areas of collaboration with the Executive Chairman of the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative and Electric Vehicles (Pi-CNG & EV), Ismael Ahmed, Esq.

The N-HYPPADEC delegation comprises the Director of Administration and Finance, Dr Jimoh Haruna Gabi; the Director of Operations, Engr. Iliyasu Abdullahi Wara; the Special Assistant (Technical) to the Managing Director, Prof. Yasin Abubakar; and the Head of the GIS Unit, Hajiya Rukayyah Bahago