By Shile GIWA
Mr Muminu Badmus, the Managing Director, Lagos Water Corporation (LWC), on Friday identified erratic power supply as a major challenge inhibiting the corporation’s water production and supply.
Badmus said this at the 2019 International World Water Day celebration in Lagos, with the theme: ‘Leaving No One Behind’.
According to him, the corporation is not deterred by the power supply as it will continue to strive toward meeting the water needs of its customers.
‘‘Water is a human right, essential for wellbeing and survival of all humans.
‘‘The Corporation has continued to develop on its strategies toward increasing water production and supply.
‘‘It has also widened its data base to effectively supply water to more Lagosians.
‘‘It has equally deployed water meters to property across the state so people can pay the exact amount of water they consume.
‘‘I want to appeal to all our customers to always pay their water bills,’’ he said.
Badmus said that the payments would enable the corporation to serve the customers effectively and efficiently.
He claimed that its water was the best, adding that it was also the cheapest not only in Africa but across the globe.
Badmus said that the 2019 Water Day’s theme was apt and instructive as it meant that all must be involved in the actions needed to tackle the challenges of water scarcity.
Mr Tayo Ajose, the Corporation Head, Sales and Commercial, advised Lagos residents to connect to its water mains.
He said that after payment for the connection, it would take the corporation three days to connect the resident to its services.
Ajose explained that its billing system had been harmonised in such a way that everybody in Lagos would have access to water at minimal cost.
He said that its metering system was introduced to ensure that people paid for the actual volume of water they consumed.
He said that it was also to ensure that consumers used water responsibly which ensured that water got to large percentage of the population.====NAN
