Peter Obi Helped Establish Nigeria's Erosion Control Project - StatiSense

In 2014, former Minister of Environment John Odey credited Peter Obi with playing a key role in establishing the Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project (NEWMAP), an initiative designed to tackle severe erosion, land degradation, and environmental challenges across Nigeria.<br><br><b>StatiSense Reacts to Tinubu's campaign speech claim:</b><br><br><blockquote>🇳🇬 DID YOU KNOW?<br><br>In 2014, former Minister of Environment, John Odey, credited former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi with playing an instrumental role in the creation of the Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project (NEWMAP).<br><br>The project was established to address severe soil erosion, land degradation and related environmental challenges across Nigeria.<br><br><a rel=ugc href="https://x.com/StatiSense/status/2118996905006899504">Source</a></blockquote><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">No governor in Nigeria fought erosion like Peter Obi did in Anambra State.<br><br>In 2014, former Environment Minister John Odey credited him as instrumental in creating NEWMAP, the Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project that tackles soil erosion and land degradation across… <a href="https://t.co/EUx3J9mDa8">https://t.co/EUx3J9mDa8</a> <a href="https://t.co/oRz6M5Z50c">pic.twitter.com/oRz6M5Z50c</a></p>&mdash; SportsDokita (Odogwu ☝️) (@Sports_Doctor2) <a href="https://x.com/Sports_Doctor2/status/2119034143015117126?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 7, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>