FG inaugurates N5.6bn water project in
Otuoke, Bayelsa x President  Jonathan's Village.
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The Federal Government on Thursday
inaugurated the Central Ogbia Regional
Water Supply Project in Bayelsa.
The Minister of Water Resources, Mr
Suleiman Adamu, who inaugurated the
project, said 13 communities, including
Otuoke, would benefit from it.
According to him, the Federal Government is
committed to complete all abandoned water
projects to improve livelihood.
Adamu said adequate water supply for
human and livestock production was a
crucial aspect of social and economic
development.
He said the recently launched roadmap on
water resources underscore the need for
short and long term strategies for effective
and efficient delivery of water to the people.
“The project we are inaugurating today is
among the high priority projects for water
supply.
“This project commissioning, therefore,
further demonstrates that the Buhari
administration is committed to completing
all viable projects that have positive impact
on the lives of our people without any
political sentiments,’’ the minister said.
He called on the host communities to take
ownership of the water project by
maintaining it for improvement of livelihood
and reducing water borne diseases.
The Secretary to Bayelsa State Government,
Mr Serena Dokubo, commended the Federal
Government for the project, saying such
project was needed in other communities.
Dokubo said the state would continue to
embark on project that would impact on the
lives of the people.
Speaking at the occasion, Sen. Ben Murray-
Bruce (Bayelsa East), noted that lives were
saved every time a water project was
inaugurated.
“A lot of children die from consumption of
unclean water, a lot fall sick, you have to
spend more to take them to the hospital to
get cured,’’ Murray-Bruce said.
It was reported that about 130,000 people
were expected to benefit from the
N5.9billion project.