Delta state government is partnering with donor agencies as a deliberate policy to ensure sustainable access to potable water for residents in the state.
Already, a delegation from the World Bank and the Federal Programme Implementation Unit of the Sustainable Urban and Rural Water Supply Sanitation and Hygiene Programme (SURWASH) has visited the State on a five-day fact-finding mission.
Receiving the delegation in Asaba, the State Commissioner for Water Resources Development, Dr Tosan Wilkie assured the state government’s readiness to partner with donor agencies with a view to improve access to potable water across the State.
The Team Leader, Ms. Judith Warmate, a senior Water Supply and Sanitation Specialist, World Bank said the team is not out to find fault but to have honest conversations with participating states as they are expected to take advantage of the visit to learn and improve on their water supply.
In his address to the participants during the interactive session, Mr. Abudulhamid Guaram, National Programme Coordinator, SURWASH said the essence of the visit was also to assess grounds covered by States, identify challenges and how to surmount them and above all ensure residents get potable water.
The participants which included officers of various government agencies in the water sector from Delta, Ekiti, Imo and Abuja visited the SURWASH sub-project sites such as the water schemes and sanitation facilities at Ogbe-Ogume Grammar School, Olie Primary School and the community’s market all in Ogbe-Ogume in Ndokwa West LGA.
YOU SHOULD NOT MISS THESE HEADLINES FROM TheWitness
Nigeria has highest cement price in the world — Producers
FOR about 10 years now, Nigeria has remained the country with the highest cement price in the world, national chairman, Cement Producers Association of…
Kogi: INEC to hold fresh elections in 59 polling units Nov 18
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disclosed its intention to conduct fresh elections in…
Twins who graduated First Class in UNILORIN say school separated them during exams
Taiwo Hassanah Subair and Kehinde Aishah Subair are identical twin sisters and First Class graduates of…
FULL LIST: ‘Shanty Town’, ‘Herdsmen’, ‘Underbelly’ top BON Awards nomination
Best of Nollywood Awards has officially released nominations lists and categories for the 2023 Nollywood award ceremony. Stylised as…
Helen Paul and other bastardy stories
Everyone has a history; how you act and tell your story defines you. Ace comedian and celebrity, Helen Paul, trended wildly last…
Nigeria will host befitting African Canoe Sprint Championship — Porbeni
President Nigeria Rowing, Canoeing and Sailing Federation (NRCSF), Rear Admiral Festus Porbeni (rtd) has…
