Rehabilitation of Water Pipeline Network to Begin in Osun

By Funmi Adekoya 

In a bid for sustainable water supply to the people of Osun State, Governor Ademola Adeleke has directed a phased rehabilitation of selected water works and water pipeline networks across the state.

The directive is coming as the sinking of 332 boreholes under direct labour and shoestring budget reaches 85 percent, with only about four local governments rounding up with their implementation. 

A statement by the Governor’s Spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed indicates that Governor Adeleke, acting on a committee report relating to the worsening state of infrastructure within the water sector, approved the immediate upgrade of pipeline networks of both Ede and Osogbo water works alongside the repairs and recharging of water filter media at Iwo and Eko-ende water works.

The water scheme at Esaoke is also under rehabilitation for the supply of potable water while the Governor is following up with the Federal Ministry of Water Resources for the completion of the Ile-Ife water project.

The State Government, according to the statement is also interfacing with the Federal Ministry to resolve the delay created by the mismanagement of the Ilesa Water project with particular reference to the contractor and the project managers.

A top adviser to Governor Adeleke, Dr Bashiru Salami, who confirmed the rehabilitation in the water sector, affirmed that the administration had a holistic programme to address the challenges facing the water sector in the state. 

According to him, the administration adopted a mix of solutions which includes sinking boreholes in wards across the state even though he acknowledged that the 332 boreholes were not sufficient to cater for the citizen’s water needs.

Meanwhile, the administration has denied reports from some quarters that 14 million naira was the cost of each of the 332 boreholes, describing the report as false as each borehole cost far less than insinuated, the full details to be made available during ‘Ipade Imole’ event. 

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