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The National President, Association of Water Well Drilling Rig Owners Practitioners (AWDROP) Engr. Michael Ale has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to consider declaring a state of emergency on water resources like he did on food security.
He said it was high time water got priority in national development strategies to forestall imminent scarcity of the resources.
A statement by the AWDROP President called on government at all levels to pay attention to issue of water resources mismanagement and treat it as part of current national emergency.
He called for government attention to the dire need to address water scarcity and water resource management in the country.
He warned that water level was receding on earth and there was urgent need to pay attention to its accessibility, affordability and management as critical part of livelihood for all Nigerians, especially the rural dwellers who may be badly affected.
According to him: “In less than 20 years from now, I am afraid water may become too scarce for human use or consumption if we do not do something now”.
“Water is very critical to daily human existence but unfortunately, our government at all levels do not pay attention to the issue of water in terms of it’s availability, affordability and management”.
“Water leadership and governance system as well as synergy between government, the media and non-governmental organisations to join hands so as to ensure that water issues are addressed through policies and effective implementation.”
Reacting to steps by Federal government to give States palliative to cushion effect of fuel subsidy removal, Ale expressed commitment of his organisation, Global Initiative for Nigeria Development (GIND) to monitor the disbursement to poor Nigerians to ensure that the process adhere to principles of transparency and accountability.
He noted that his organisation’s resolve to monitor the disbursement was meant to ensure that the palliatives promised poor Nigerians by the federal government in order to cushion the effect of economic hardship brought by the fuel subsidy removal, is creditably implemented.
He however said GIND would deploy its Track and Trace technology in monitoring the disbursement.
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