- Ejeh said taking water to all homes in Enugu is not negotiable
- Mbah’s administration continues to replace weak, damaged, and blown-up pipes with modern ductile iron pipes.
The Enugu state government says the ongoing replacement of damaged asbestos pipes has caused water scarcity in some parts of the state.
Joshua Ejeh, special assistant on research and publication to the state governor made the disclosure of Thursday.
Ejeh further disclosed that recent government studies revealed that over 90% of pipes buried in Enugu were asbestos pipes from the pre-independence era colonial government.
The administration of the governor is replacing weak, damaged, and blown-up pipes with modern ductile iron pipes, making it unavoidable to provide water to all homes in Enugu.
“The capacity of these pipes could only take less than three million litres of water, whereas this administration has been able to produce a daily quantity of 120 million litres.
“So, some parts of the water stations and sub-stations were temporarily shut to enable the maintenance and replacement, and will be reopened as soon as possible,” he said.
“Again, it has been confirmed that many houses and streets have water running through their environs but have no connection.
Ejeh recommended the affected residents to reach out to water corporation to pay prescribed fees which are very affordable and get connected.
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