WHY GOV. OKOWA SHOULD FIX WARRI/EFFURUN REGIONAL WATER SCHEME BEFORE HIS EXIT
The Warri/Effurun water project that was considered one of the biggest investment ever made for domestic/industrial water supply in the history of Nigeria, was conceived in 1989 by the Africa Development Bank (ADB).It was a water scheme designed for the twin cities of Warri/Effurun and it's environs, to attain sufficiency in drinkable and usable water demand.
Our reporter who went round investigation gathered that the project was abandoned in 1995, but observed further that at the inception of this present Democratic process in 1999 through successive regimes of Government in the state succeeded in using it as an electoral promise on the people.
Smart Media Network assessment survey on persons residing in both Warri and Effurun as to ascertain how well the project has been serving them, reveal that while greater numbers of household in the aforementioned areas are living on self drilled boreholes in their premises, the average persons who cannot afford the luxury of boreholes are not getting much from the water scheme.
It will be recalled that during the reigns of Delta State former Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan, led Delta State Government completed the first phase of the project.Therefore, we are using this medium to call on the present Government to prioritize the Warri/Effurun Water Scheme, before the expiration of his Government.
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