Lagos State Ministry of Environment and Water Resources and WaterAid Nigeria have joined forces to ensure that residents of Lagos have increased access to potable water supply by the end of 2025.
During an interactive session, Mr. Adegbite Mahmood, Permanent Secretary of the Office of Drainage Service and Water Resources, assured that the state is working tirelessly to achieve a remarkable increase in access to potable water.
He noted that while current access rates are low, ongoing projects like the Adiyan 2 project, which will supply 17 million gallons of water daily, will significantly improve the situation.
The state aims to provide at least 200 million gallons of water per day by the end of the current administration. To achieve this, massive rehabilitation efforts are underway for mini-micro and water works, as well as major ones.
Dr. Adebayo Alao, Head of Lagos Programme at WaterAid Nigeria, emphasized the organization’s ambition to reach 10 million Nigerians by 2028. WaterAid plans to achieve universal, sustainable, and safe water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services in focused areas, influencing wider change.
WaterAid is strengthening the resilience of WASH to climate change and supporting the Lagos State Water Regulatory Commission. The organization has also facilitated the rehabilitation of waterworks, construction of community water schemes, and rehabilitation of water and sanitation facilities in schools.
The Special Adviser to the Governor, Mr. Olakunle Rotimi-Akodu, clarified that while the state allows drilling of boreholes temporarily, its primary focus is on providing potable water to all areas of the state.
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