*To revamp water corporation’s moribund equipment
By; BAYO AKAMO, Ibadan
Oyo State Government is determined to address all factors besetting water production in and across the state as enshrined in the Omituntun 2.0 mantra.
Chairman of the state Water Corporation, Hon. Elias Adeojo said this at the weekend, during his tour of the corporation’s facilities across the state.
Hon Adeojo pointed out that as at present, the state government is working out modalities on how to improve its Water Supply Project, especially in the area of provision of adequate potable water.
He stressed that the state government is committed to the well-being of residents, hence its determination to address all factors besetting water production as enshrined in the Omituntun 2.0 mantra.
Hon Adeojo maintained that all the moribund equipment of the Corporation would be revamped in order to meet up with the present day need of potable water, adding
that in doing this, abandoned projects would be revisited and reviewed so as to maximize the purpose they were projected for and curb wastage of scarce resource
He declared that the tour is aimed at actualizing the rehabilitation, upgrading and expansion of the State’s Water Supply Scheme to improve water supply infrastructure so as to meet the emerging water demand in the state.
Speaking on the perennial problem of epileptic power supply to the Corporation’s formations across the state, the chairman assured that the issue would soon be a thing of the past as all hands are on deck to surmount it by the state government.
The chairman stressed that alternative power supply would be explored soon when the economic situation of the State improves.
