President Goodluck Jonathan will on Tuesday, 28th May flag off the construction of the multi-billion Naira Zungeru Hydroelectric dam project in Wushishi local government area of Niger state.

The Niger state Commissioner for Information; Professor Mohammed Kuta Yahaya in a  statement said the flag off of the construction work  is part of the activities lined up for the one day visit of the President to Niger state.

He stated that the building of the $300million dam which has been in contemplation for over 15 years, will go a long way in increasing the nation’s megawatt of electricity.

He further explained that the construction of the Zungeru dam will bring to four the number of hydroelectric dams located in Niger state.

The others are Hydro-electric dams at Shiroro, Jebba and Kainji.