Access To Clean Water: Federal Government Restates Commitment To Expanding Sector - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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February 14, 2019
The Minister of Water Resources Suleiman Adamu hasrestated the commitment of the Federal Government to policies, projects andprogrammes aimed at expanding Nigerians access to clean water.
He said that diligent implementation of theseprogrammes would also ensure sustainable access to clean water that meets thesocial, cultural, environmental and economic needs of all Nigerians.
Adamu said that from 2015 to date, the FederalGovernment had initiated some laudable projects and programmes to improve thewater sector, stressing that water is life. He said that over the years, policyand institutional inadequacies accounted for the poor performance of the RiverBasin Development Authorities, RBDAs.
The Minister added that the present administration hadre-positioned the RBDAs to perform optimally in line with its original mandateas effective vehicles for integrated rural development.
Adamu recalled that the Government has declared aState of Emergency on the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, WASH Sector tostrengthen Federal-State Partnership to ensure that all Nigerians had access tosustainable and safely- managed WASH services by 2030.