Aliyu to fix Sokoto’s water problem
29 November 2024 |
5:36 am
The Commissioner Water Resources, Yusuf Mohammed Maccido, has reiterated Governor Ahmed Aliyu’s determination to complete the 40 million gallons per day water project and deliver quality supply to the people of Sokoto State.
The Commissioner Water Resources, Yusuf Mohammed Maccido, has reiterated Governor Ahmed Aliyu’s determination to complete the 40 million gallons per day water project and deliver quality supply to the people of Sokoto State.
Maccido, who spoke with journalists in Sokoto, explained that the water project, which was initiated by Senator Aliyu Wamakko’s administration was 70 per cent completed by 2015.
He claimed that the succeeding administration abandoned and worsened the water problem in the state. Maccido said the completion of the project would address the acute shortage of water in the Sokoto metropolis and environs.
According to him, the governor has demonstrated seriousness in resolving the water problem given the benefit to the people and the enormous taxpayers’ fund already utilised in the execution of the project.
His words: “The 40 million gallons per day water project was initiated by our father, Senator Aliyu Wamakko, during his administration. As of the time he left office, the project was 70 per cent completed.
“Unfortunately, the Aminu Tambuwal administration that came after him abandoned the project during the eight years it held sway.
“Governor Ahmed Sokoto has rightly decided to complete the multi-million project because completing it will surely go a long way in addressing the lingering water shortage the metropolis and environ are experiencing.”
Besides completing the project, Maccido said the governor Aliyu would expand water supply to the newly developed areas in the capital and the rural areas.
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