People of Kaduna, make una gather! E be like say dis Governor Uba Sani don get plans wey go change water matter for the state. E don talk say by late 2026, dem go fit supply water reach every corner of Kaduna. Na wetin we dey talk since, right?
As e dey talk so, him don increase water production from 8% to over 30% in just two and half years. Na wah! He don finally see wetin dey happen for water sector wey don dey suffer years of neglect. E no dey easy to fix wetin don spoil for long, but this man dey try.
Dis Governor sabi matter well, as him talk say when him land office, water sector dey like shadow of wetin e suppose be. Treatment plants dey sleep, distribution pipes dey scatter everywhere, and water production don drop like wey we no fit explain. But sharp-sharp, e don carry reform matter for head like say na im be water saviour.
Him talk say them don plan to spend between ₦93 billion and ₦100 billion within four years to make every house carry clean water. E don allocate over ₦5 billion to replace pipes wey thief don carry and one kain damage during city work for Zaria and Kafanchan. Chai, wetin we go do without this planting of new pipes? Na so we go dey drink water wey no go make us dey go hospital again.
And no be only dis pipe matter, Oga Sani still clear over ₦1.3 billion electricity bill so that the water pump fit dey work without wahala. If pump no dey work, wetin we go use tey our throat? Na die we go just dey manage, and nobody wan hear dat kind story.
The governor don sabi say water no go flow unless the workers wey dey manage the water dey happy. So, him don pay salary arrears wey dey over ₦900 million for the people wey dey work for Kaduna State Water Corporation. This kind move go make dem work with ginger.
Him also talk say land don dey for mass housing project for the water workers, so dem go fit get better home wey no go make dem dey worry about rent. Na better plan dis one be, no be small. Make dem feel value for wetin dem dey do.
Beyond all dis pipe and housing talk, Sani sabi say skill matter dey important. E don allocate land for branches of National Water Resources Institute for Zaria and Kachia. Na there dem go learn wetin go make dem sharp for water job. Because infrastructure be wetin dem go build, but na skill go carry am go far.
The Director-General of the water institute, Dr. Abduljalal Danbaba, don confirm say dem go dey train Kaduna State officials wey go help strengthen the water matter. This no be just talk; na action we dey see, and we dey wait to hear more gists as e dey unfold.
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