February 8, 2025

Ogun State Government Warns Residents, Contractors Against Damaging Water Infrastructure 

 

 

Ogun State Government has warned residents, especially contractors working around communities in the state, against damaging water infrastructure.

 

It said it would arrest and prosecute such individuals.

 

Ogun State Water Corporation (OSWC), in a statement by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Water Resources, Damilola Otubanjo, condemned deliberate attempts by some residents to destroy basic water infrastructure, accusing contractors of destroying pipes along the road during construction without making efforts to replace them.

 

She said the corporation was battling aged and deteriorating facilities without replacement by successive administrations.

 

The corporation promised to rehabilitate and upgrade the infrastructures, to improve the quality of water supply to the residents, lamenting that the efforts were being frustrated by constant damage to its facilities.

 

The corporation reiterated its stance against any act damaging its infrastructure, stating that such behaviour would no longer be tolerated, as it would take measures to hold offenders accountable for any damage inflicted on its assets by enforcing stricter collaboration between the Water Corporation and road construction firms, to ensure pre-construction assessments of water pipelines.

 

Additionally, it stated that the corporation was set to strengthen monitoring and rapid response mechanisms, to address incidence of damage swiftly, as well as enhancing public awareness among other measures.

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