Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi has signed the Water and Sanitation Bill into law. Signing the bill in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital, yesterday, the governor said his administration would increase access to potable water from 40 to 80 per cent next year. The governor said he would lay a solid foundation for efficient water supply and sanitation. He said access to potable water was crucial to the wellbeing of the people. Fayemi said aside building mini water schemes, his administration was rehabilitating old ones. He said this would ensure regular water supply in the state. The governor said: “We have repaired two low lift pumps at Ero Dam and installed powerful generators to increase the water production capacities. “We have upgraded the Aramoko Booster Station with pumps and generators to boost water supply to nearby communities. “We are doing a feasibility study for the rehabilitation of Ero and Itapaji water schemes to enhance our prospects of receiving support from development partners. We will put the schemes on a sound footing to meet water supply needs of up to 10 local governments or over 60 per cent of the state’s population.” Fayemi said their efforts to attract development partners and the private sector to build water schemes, rehabilitate existing ones and establish best management practices. He said Ekiti was one of the three states selected to participate in the third National Urban Water Sector Reform programme of the World Bank and the Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Reform programme of the European Union (EU). Fayemi said the EU and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) had begun intervention programmes. He said the law was formulated following extensive consultations with stakeholders. Ekiti is the second state in Nigeria to pass the Water Supply and Sanitation Law. posted on September 25, 2013 at 12:54AM jtnng.blogspot/
Posted on: Wed, 25 Sep 2013 00:14:12 +0000
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