We are committed to adequate water supply – Ogun Commissioner

By Adebola Ajayi

Ogun State government has restated its commitment to accelerating positive changes in the water sector to ensure adequate water availability and sanitation for all in line with Sustainable Development Goal 6.

The State Commissioner for Environment, Mr Ola Oresanya gave the indication in Abeokuta, during a stakeholders forum, as part of activities marking this year’s World Water Day with the theme “Accelerating Change”.

Mr Oresanya said to make the accelerating change possible in the sector, the stakeholders and the state government must take the advantage of the forum to do a critical diagnosis affecting the sector and proffer practical and sustainable solution.

The commissioner also commended some of the stakeholders especially companies who have embraced proper water stewardship by executing initiative and project towards sustainable water management in the state.

In a key note address, the Managing Director of Ogun-Osun River Basin Authority, Otunba Olufemi Odumosu said providing access to safe water was one of the most effective instrument of poverty alleviation.

Otunba Odumosu stated that this year’s theme emphasised the need to speed up action towards sustainable management of the water resource with seven years left to achieve the SDG.

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