- He reiterated that these efforts were in line with his commitment to ensuring uninterrupted water supply across all parts of Enugu metropolis within the first 180 days of his administration
Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State fulfilled a significant campaign promise by inaugurating a water supply scheme that boasts a capacity of 120 million litres, aimed at resolving the scarcity of potable water in the state capital.
Inaugurating 70 million litres of the water scheme in the 9 Mile area, the governor announced the completion of another scheme in the Oji River area, contributing an additional 50 million litres of water daily.
Governor Mbah highlighted that these projects collectively have the capacity to supply 120 million litres of water daily to Enugumetropolis and its surrounding areas.
He reiterated that these efforts were in line with his commitment to ensuring uninterrupted water supply across all parts of Enugu metropolis within the first 180 days of his administration.
He noted that the timely delivery of the projects followed the realisation that the challenge of water supply is fundamental to the achievement of his objective to take the state’s GDP from the current position of $4.4 billion to $30 billion within the next four to eight years.
“It was clear to us, that the status of water supply at the time was deplorable. At that time, there had been no reliable water supply in most parts of Enugu State for almost 20 years. This led to the situation we are dealing with now, where families have to queue endlessly to fetch water from tanker trucks that supply water in a very unreliable and epileptic fashion.
“Businesses, on the other hand, were forced to invest in extensive water infrastructure from tankage to additional reticulation and for large-scale users like hotels, hospitals, etc. Many of them actually had to acquire tanker trucks of their own to afford themselves some reliability of supply.
“One need not be a rocket scientist to discern that few investors will be attracted to the state under such dire circumstances, neither can existing businesses expand to generate additional jobs and economic growth. If anything, these conditions are suffocating businesses and households and leading to unnecessary suffering across the State”, he said.