Muhammadu Buhari declares state of emergency on water supply, sanitation
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Muhammadu Buhari declares state of emergency on water supply, sanitation
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday declared a state of emergency on Nigeria’s water supply, sanitation and hygiene sector.
According to a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, the President made the declaration while inaugurating the National Action Plan for Revitalisation of Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Buhari said the declaration has become imperative to reduce the high-prevalence of water-borne diseases in different parts of the country.
The situation, he noted, has caused preventable deaths.
Buhari told the gathering that he was aware that Nigeria did not meet the MDG targets for Water Supply and Sanitation that ended in 2015.
He said, “The Sustainable Development Goals targets (6.1 & 6.2) for WASH are even more demanding as they require WASH services to be provided in adequate quantity and quality on premises at affordable prices.
“This cannot be achieved if we continue with ‘a business as usu…
