By; BAYO AKAMO, Ibadan
The Executive Chairman, Oyo State Water Corporation, Hon. Elias Adeojo on Wednesday, warned against stealing and destruction of the corporation’s facilities across the state.
Hon Adeojo who handed down the warning in Ibadan while speaking with journalists said residents of the state should take ownership of public infrastructure in their areas, adding that the state government was adopting measures to address the challenge of water facility vandalism across the state.
He cautioned that those stealing the corporation’s facilities with the thought that they are moribund should desist from such act.
“It is our collective effort to curb this act, as the corporation cannot single handedly do it. People think the properties are deteriorated and not useful any longer. Stealing and vandalisation of government properties is like destroying our unborn generation’s future, which is very wrong”, he said.
Hon. Adeojo added, “If you see people that want to steal or destroy our properties, fight them because it is your civic responsibility to stop them from damaging the properties, as it is a big factor that is affecting the development of the corporation”.
Assuring that Oyo State Government was already tackling the challenge through some waterworks projects at Asejire dam and Eleyele river, Hon Adeojo urged residents in the state to stop water infrastructure vandalism in the State and that the Corporation was collaborating with other ministries and agencies to stop the development.
Speaking further, the Water Corporation Chairman said the present administration in Oyo State is ready to partner with international donors, so as to revamp the decaying infrastructure of the corporation, adding that the government has begun maintaining the Asejire and Eleyele dams.
Disclosing that not fewer than 37.8 Hectares of land at Asejire dam has been leased to some agro-processing companies to serve as empowerment to residents around Asejire dam, he said the corporation has partnered with a firm on a project, which will generate funds for the government.
