POTABLE WATER FOR RIVERS URBAN CENTRES: GOVERNOR WIKE LAUNCHES URBAN WATER SECTOR REFORM (PHOTOS)
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike on Friday launched
the State urban water sector reform, the Port Harcourt Water
Supply Scheme and the Sanitation Project.
Performing the launch in Port Harcourt, Governor Wike said the
project will create women entrepreneurs, youth employment as
well as provide safe drinking water for the inhabitants of the
state.
Represented by the State Agriculture Commissioner, Mrs Onimim
Jacks, the governor said the project is key to the development of
the state.
He said: "The project is in line with our promises to the people of
the state as clearly spelt put in our blueprint that we shall provide
safe drinking water for the inhabitants of the state".
The governor said that within the first one hundred days of his
administration, the Potable Water Scheme was launched at
overnment Area.
He commended the Federal Government for selecting Rivers State
as one of the pilot states for the scheme, noting that the state
government will pay her counterpart funds as at when due.
Governor Wike maintained that his administration will always
collaborate with the Federal Government in areas that would
benefit the populace.
In his remarks, Rivers State Commissioner for Water Resources
and Rural Development, Chief Ibibia O'Walter said the project is
part of a wide sector institutional reform embarked upon by the
State Government as coordinated by the National Urban Sector
Water Reform Office of the Federal Ministry of Water Resources.
He explained that funding for the project will sourced from the
World Bank and the African Development Bank. According to him,
the African Development Bank will contribute USD200million,
World Bank USD 80 million and Rivers State Government, USD 48
million as counterpart fund.
The Port Harcourt Water Supply and Sanitation Project is targeted
at addressing the poor water infrastructure in Port Harcourt and
Obio/Akpor Local Government Area. It will also address the
sanitation challenges in the two urban areas.
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