The Minister
of water resources Mr. Solomon Adamu
resort to corporate with the situation of immunization in the country and vowed
on water and sanitation infrastructure, to promote a more hygienic environment.
The minister gave the talk at the 2016 Water Rate Policy dialogue to achieve
the sustainable development goal sets to mark its 20 years of its existence in
Nigeria. Mr. Solomon Adamu said awareness was key to achieving more hygienic
environment for the nation. Hence, the need for synergy between the government
and private sector to actualize the goal is necessary.
According to
the reporter since 1995 water air began work in Nigeria and has over the years
reach 2 million people with safe water, basic sanitation and hygiene. So far
six states have benefited in the juncture and they are: Bauchi, Enugu, Ekiti,
Jigawa and Plateau. And in the occasion of this 20th Anniversary
water Aid organized a policy dialogue, achieving sustainable development goal
6; integrating water sanitation and hygiene washed in a wider development which
had maintenance stake holders across the country.
The minister
of water resources Mr. Solomon Adamu said
the Federal government has improved access to water coverage by 69% in 2015.
The minister stressed the need for revitalization of washed project through
awareness creation and called the corporate organizations to support in
branding them. Mr. Solomon Adamu assured
the harmonization of the washed police and program towards enhancing a
conducive living environment for Nigerians. The Country representative: water
Aid Nigeria Dr. Michael Ojo called
for improved funding and commitment to water, sanitation and hygiene project in
the country.
Participants
of the events commended water Aid Nigeria for the strives in the past 20 years
and called for more effort towards enhancing the well being of the Nigerians.
The commissioner of water resources in Benue State was one of the beneficiary
of water resources project Mr. Nicholas
Wunde said state government will
continue to collaborate with private sector providing portable water for the people in the
rural area.
The promised
dialogue is expected to increase stake holder’s understanding of the prospect
and challenges of meeting goal six water sanitation hygiene in the country.
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