The Ecumenical Water Network, Africa, on Wednesday, lauded the Oyo State Community and Social Development Agency (OYCSDA) for prioritising water availability across the state.

The organisation’s Regional Coordinator, Kolade Fadahunsi, gave the commendation during a courtesy visit to OYCSDA Chairman, Abideen Adeaga, in his office.

EWNA, in a statement by the Project Public Relations Officer of OYCSDA, Rilwan Alhazan, in Ibadan, the state capital, said the visit was part of the advocacy programmes embarked upon by the body to call for the availability of water in five major African countries, namely, Nigeria, South Africa, Ghana, Sierra Leone and Kenya.

He stated it was commendable that the ongoing 66 projects of OYCSDA across the State that are basically on education, health, sanitation and erosion control, encompasses water provision for every sector of the projects, as directed by the World Bank and Oyo State government, under the Nigerian Community Action for Resilience and Economic Stimulus (NG-CARES).

He called for collaboration between OYCSDA and Ecumenical Water Network, Africa, as the body celebrated ‘Africa Water Week,’ so as to achieve the set agenda of delivering portable water for a mass of people and stamp out water-borne diseases from the country.

In his response the Chairman of OYCSDA, Abideen Adetokunbo Adeaga appreciated the EWNA team and promised to do more to sustain the legacy of sustainable community development of Governor Seyi Makinde in the State.

He told his guests that the State was poised to increase availability, affordability and accessibility of citizens to portable water without leaving out any area in the State.

Meanwhile, the OYCSDA on Tuesday, held a training for its employees to enhance their performance and productivity at work.

The training, which held at the Ibadan, Oyo State on Wednesday, had its theme as: Improving Productivity In Community Development Work.

The resource person at the training, Mr Siyanbola Adegoke spoke on improving business/workplace etiquette, stakeholders relationship management, effective communication and the need for time management among other core areas of discussion.

He urged the members of OYCSDA staff to maintain diligence, hardwork and resilience in the face of constraints at work, so as to deliver more to the communities in Oyo State that are the major stakeholders in their work focus.

The Chairman, Oyo CSDA, Abideen Adetokunbo Adeaga, said the recent approval given for the sixty-six micro-projects called for more productivity and hard work from the members of staff, which necessitated the training event.

The General Manager, OYCSDA, Mr Salau Jelili, reiterated the commitment of the Oyo State administration, under Governor Seyi Makinde to do more towards positively impacting the populace.