Water Corporation Board in Enugu State has been dissolved with immediate effect, Commissioner for Information, Dr. Godwin Udeuhele has said.
Udeuhele announced the new development on Saturday in Enugu while briefing the Government House correspondents on the outcome of the state executive council meeting held Friday night.
The council sent home the Managing Director of the Enugu State Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency (ENRUWASA) who was accused of failing to provide potable water to residents of the state.
The commissioner added that the state government had to take the decisions to dissolve Water Corporation Board in Enugu following its continued dismal performance.
He said that the state government was unhappy with the inefficiency of the corporation, which had led to perennial scarcity of potable water in the state and had put residents in dire needs.
He said that the commissioner for water resources has been ordered to restructure the corporation for effective performance.
“There was a conflict between ENRUWASA and the Water Corporation and they caused the state to lose more than 45 boreholes to Benue.
“They don’t remit all the money they are collecting for the government to use the funds to effect repairs.
“When they collect, some are released while others are retained by them and the evidences are there,” he alleged.
Udeuhele further said that the council for the second time in a few months suspended the operations of the traffic enforcement team of the State Ministry of Transport.
“This is in consonance with the promises of good governance to the people by this current administration and the multiple complaints against the operation of the traffic enforcement team.
“The state executive council has again approved and directed their immediate withdrawal from the roads to enable them undergo retraining and restructuring,” he said.
Udeuhele said that the development did not alter any of the provisions of the law that regulates traffic in the state, adding that motorists were bound to obey traffic rules.
Availability of water in Africa continues to be a major challenge in the wake of drought in some parts of the continent and poor government policies. According to WHO Young children die before reaching 5 years old due to water related illness.
