Water Crisis: Stakeholders Raise Concerns For Nigeria’s Situation - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Abubakar Abubakar
March 20, 2019
Stakeholders have called on all tiers of governmentand political actors to show more commitment, actions and deliberate funding toreverse the nation’s water situation.
This was the thrust at the Global Citizen event inpartnership with Procter and Gamble to celebrate the 2019 World Water Day, withthe theme, “Leaving No one Behind’ in Abuja.
The Associate Director, Global Government Relations,Procter and Gamble Africa, Temitope Iluyemi, said that the essence of thepartnership with the Global Citizen was to create awareness on the issue aroundwater and sanitation and seek out ways to create public action to solve thecountry’s water crises.
She said that the organisation was engaging andexpanding the programme in partnership with other stakeholders, saying withinthe next three months, the group would be adding additional 30 billion litresof water into Nigeria.
The Minister of Water Resources, Suleiman Adamupledged to work harder to get more communities to be Open Defecation-Free,saying the ministry was committed to providing national access to safe drinkingwater, sanitation and hygiene.