Govt seeks stakeholders’ support on water, sanitation

THE Federal Government has sought the support of relevant stakeholders, and indeed all Nigerians, in the provision of potable water and sanitation, to check the challenges of open defecation.

Minister of Water Resources, Engr. Suleiman Adamu, who made the call at an interministerial dialogue with some stakeholders to provide water and sanitation facilities, held in Abuja.

He said obtaining optimal benefit from the provision of water supply required the complementary promotion of access to adequate sanitation and improved hygiene practices.

“It is in this regard that we seek a robust collaborative effort towards achieving these goals. The WSSCC is supporting Nigeria with the provision of a grant of five million dollars through its Global Sanitation Fund for the implementation of sanitation and hygiene promotion activities across six LGAs in Benue and Cross River States.

“The project is recording good success and it is expected that this will be scaled up to more LGAs,” he said.

Executive Director of Water Supply and Sanitation Collaboration Council (WSSCC), Mr. Chris Williams said non availability of sanitation and hygiene facilities adversely affected the health of both women and children.

He said the availability of these facilities would reduce mortality among the vulnerable groups.