FG Pledges Action On Water Quality, Public Health

The federal authorities has reaffirmed its dedication to tackling water high quality challenges within the nation because it launched the maiden version of the Nationwide Water High quality Convention.

Declaring the convention open yesterday in Abuja, the Minister of Water Assets and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Utsev, burdened the urgency of addressing water contamination and insufficient entry to secure ingesting water.

Represented by the ministry’s Everlasting Secretary, Mr. Richard Pheelangwah, the minister cited the 2021 Water Provide, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) Nationwide Outcomes Routine Monitoring Report, which revealed that whereas 67 % of Nigerians have entry to fundamental water provide providers, a major hole stays in guaranteeing safely managed ingesting water.

The convention, organised by the Federal Ministry of Water Assets and Sanitation in collaboration with water sector companions, served as a strategic platform to develop insurance policies and options aimed toward guaranteeing secure and clear water for all Nigerians.

Prof. Utsev expressed considerations concerning the well being dangers related to poor sanitation and open defecation, which contribute to waterborne illnesses. Nevertheless, he assured that the ministry is actively implementing measures to reinforce water high quality administration by way of fashionable expertise, strategic partnerships, and revolutionary options.

In his welcome handle, the everlasting secretary, represented by the director of Water High quality Management and Sanitation, Mrs. Elizabeth Ugoh, emphasised that attaining Sustainable Growth Aim (SDG) 6, significantly Goal 6.1 (common entry to secure ingesting water) and Goal 6.3 (bettering water high quality by decreasing air pollution), requires sturdy insurance policies, institutional reforms, and multi-sectoral collaboration.

The convention additionally featured discussions on Water High quality Administration Coverage and Governance, Water High quality and Well being, the Standing of Water High quality in Nigeria, and Water High quality Monitoring and Administration.

Prof. Utsev urged contributors to actively have interaction in discussions and contribute to shaping insurance policies that may enhance the nation’s water high quality, guaranteeing entry to secure ingesting water for all residents.

The outcomes of the convention are anticipated to strengthen nationwide insurance policies, enhance monitoring programs, and speed up efforts in direction of attaining common entry to scrub and secure water.