By Correspondent in Lokoja.
Hope has risen to the effect that very soon, residents of Lokoja and its environs in kogi state, who have been experiencing scarcity of potable water for about three weeks now, will soon have their taps running unhindered potable water again.
The Commissioner for water Resources, Dr Abdulmumin Danga, gave the hint on Monday when he took some Journalists to inspect the ongoing maintenance works at the Greater Lokoja Work.
“The maintenance work ongoing at the Greater Lokoja Water Works will be completed today(Monday) with a test run of the facility, hopefully tomorrow and all through this week,” he told the Journalists.
The Commissioner thanked residents for their patience, perseverance and understanding, adding that the state government was making all efforts to ensure that potable water returned to homes, promising that “maintenance On Greater Lokoja Water Works Ends Tommorow.”(Tuesday).
Danga,who regretted the hardship faced by the people, said the scarcity was not intentional, pointing out that since the construction of the Greater Water works, that aspect of the maintenance works had never been carried out, even with the damages and wastage.
The Commissioner disclosed that the maintenance work became very necessary because it was making the state loose greater percentage of treated water before it gets to the end users and the designated tanks.
According to him,the linkage was also threatening the existing the Greater Water works, building,hence the need to solve the problem promptly.
Danga disclosed that the only time the maintenance work could have been achieved would be the dry season , explaining that the area affected in the repairs was a marshy,a development he argued, would make it difficult to address during raining season.
The Commissioner,who expressed delight that a permanent solution had been achieved with the fixing of the repairs, assured that after the test run on Monday,” hopefully, the people will enjoy unhindered flow of water.”
The Commissioner assured that aside from the Lokoja, the state capital, efforts were on to see how the water could be reticulated to Zango and Felele as well as other suburbs of the metropolis.
He also disclosed that the ongoing effort for the people of Central Senatorial District to enjoy potable water was making progress, especially work on the Okene Water Works which he noted “is experiencing an appreciable progress.”
Our Correspondent reports that the scarcity of potable water in Ilorin has again brought out the essence of good neighbourliness among the people as some owners of wells and boreholes continue to avail water seekers such an essential commodity, free of charge while the public await the return of water to various homes soon.
Edited by Dada Ahmed.
