Kaduna State Governor Uba sani @ubasanius has injected over 100 billion naira into the water sector with the hope by the fourth quarter, there will be a 100 per cent water supply in the state.
According to the governor, his administration met capacity utilisation of the water supply scheme at less than 5% but has now risen to 30% and by the end of the year, it will reach 100%.
The Commissioner of Public Works and Infrastructure, Arc Ibrahim Hamza, who disclosed this at the Quarterly Ministerial Press Briefing at Sir Kashim Ibrahim House, however, said that the governor had overcome most of the challenges facing the water sector.
He recalled that a lot has been done or invested in the water sector by the previous administration ‘’ but unfortunately, the result is not commensurate with what has been invested.’’
‘’Some money was also borrowed from the Islamic Development Bank to the tune of about $81 million. Another loan was collected again to the tune of $101 million for distribution from the African Development Bank. There was also another reform by the federal government in the tune of $17.2 billion,’’ he disclosed.
According to him, Governor Uba Sani declared a state of emergency in the water sector because of the challenges bedevilling it and ‘’that effort has tremendously improved water supply in Kaduna State.’’
Arc Hamza disclosed that this administration paid all the salary arrears of the Kaduna Water Corporation staff, amounting to N800 million and settled the outstanding electricity bill of N1.3 billion
