Keeping up with the campaign promise to residents, the Enugu state Governor, Dr. Peter Ndubuisi Mbah has commissioned an ultra-modern water scheme at 9th Mile 180 days after his swearing-in into office.
Speaking at the commissioning ground, Dr. Mbah stated that the ultra-modern water scheme has the capacity to deliver 70 million litres of potable water daily to the city, however in a few weeks, new pumps will also be commissioned in Oji water scheme to enable the Enugu State Water Corporation to deliver another 50 million litres of water every day; thus bringing the total daily delivery of 120 million litres of water in Enugu metropolis.
“We have also commenced the second phase of borehole construction here in the 9th mile that will deliver another 16 boreholes and additional water and boost the power availability at the water scheme to at least 4.4MW.”
“We have delivered enough water for the Enugu metropolis, and that is indeed praiseworthy. However, it is certainly not yet time to shout ‘Uhuru’. That is because the existing water pipe network does not service a number of major residential areas that developed since the last major pipe-laying projects in Enugu. We will need to continue the effort to extend pipe-borne water to them.”
Expounding the varied degrees of challenges in getting pipe-borne water in all other towns and rural communities in the state, Governor Mbah also promised, “Now that we can see the end of the water issues around Enugu urban, we must now refocus to address towns like Nsukka, Oji, Udi, etc.”
“Finally, but certainly not least importantly, we still have our rural areas, where clean water availability is still not assured. We must now begin to examine and deploy creative location-specific water supply solutions across all the local government areas. This will enable us to achieve the minimum levels of water sufficiency, sanitation, and hygiene which will position us to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at the appointed time.”
The Governor then charged the masses to take responsibility so as to sustain the availability of clean water in homes; pay monthly water rates, connect to the water meters and pipes, and preserve the pipes from vandals amongst others.
Dr. Mbah concludes, “Today, families on the grid will have access to water in their homes, while those still outside the grid for the time being, can go to the water galleries nearest to them to fetch clean water.”
“There are instances of burst pipes around the metropolis, but this was not unexpected given the age of a number of our lines. However, these constitute but teething problems which we will surely surmount in a matter of weeks, and constant water 365 days of the year will once again be a reality in Enugu.”
“Similar to this impressive achievement today, we shall keep every promise we made to you either during the campaigns or since we assumed office on May 29th, 2023. We shall abide by the terms of the social contract we entered into with you,” Governor Peter Ndubuisi Mbah promised.
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