The Federal Government has vowed to work towards providing adequate water supply for the citizens, News About Nigeria reports.
The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Engineer Joseph Utsev, disclosed this while inspecting water projects in Osun State as part of an inspection of water projects across the southwest.
He also disclosed that the Federal Government will revamp all of its ongoing water projects across the country in a bid to provide water for the citizens.
The minister, accompanied by the Osun State Commissioner for Water Resources, Mr. Sunday Oroniyi, had a brainstorming session with consultants at the dam sites visited on Wednesday and Thursday in the state.
He stated that he is on a three-day inspection tour of water project sites across the southwest state in a bid to boost water supply for Nigerians.
“We’ve been going around the country, and now we are touring the South West Zone of the country, which brought us to these dam sites that are being constructed here in Osun.
“And the aim of this dam is to supply water to the treatment plant for onwards supply to the inhabitants of this particular area. But visiting this particular dam, I noticed that the quantity of water that was needed for treatment to supply the inhabitants was not enough.
“Having spoken with the consultant, the stakeholders will deliberate on the reports they submitted and look at different options to arrive at environmentally friendly and cost-effective ways of making sure that adequate water is available for the citizens,” he stated.
Among the sites visited by the minister are the Ilesa Water Dam in Kajola, and the Ife Water Dam in Ogudu, among several sanitation projects in the towns.
