WorldWaterDay: Lagos Water Usage and Supply Crisis | Sahara Reporters 'They do not supply us water. We pay them to fix pipes, but they do not provide enough pressure for the water to run up, so we still resort to paying extra fees to Meruwa...READ MORE:
"They do not supply us water. We pay them to fix pipes, but they do not provide enough pressure for the water to run up, so we still resort to paying extra fees to Meruwa to bring up water. Even the water from the Meruwa is not something I can drink. I still end up buying bags of sachet water. This is not fair because they bill us every month.
Ambode couldn't solve the problem and in fact, late 2017, resorted to making a law to privatise water in Lagos, a move which was rejected by environmental activists in the state.For Uthman, a cart pusher selling water on the streets of Surulere in Lagos, the inability of the Lagos Water Corporation to supply water to residents in the area is an opportunity for him"to survive without having to beg”.
A resident of Shomolu in Lagos told SaharaReporters that water supply to some neighbourhoods in the state has been cut off for a while now. When asked about the challenges faced by households with boreholes, he said:"The major challenge we face with boreholes is electricity. If there's no light, we have to buy fuel to pump water and it's not everyone that can afford to get fuel all the time. Some people around here have wells, so we'll be glad if this water corporation people can extend their services to this area.
The letter, signed by Nnimmo Bassey, Chair of the Board of ERA/FoEN, read: “Lagos residents are victims of a system that has failed them for years due to lack of political will and lack of sustained budgetary allocation to the water sector. Lagos does not need to experience social conflicts, drown in debt, or hand our right to privatisers to tackle the water crisis.
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