Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Friday inaugurated the rehabilitated Akilo Water Facility in Ogba, a project designed to supply one million gallons of potable water daily to residents of the area.Speaking at the event, the governor said the revitalised plant underscores his administration’s commitment to expanding access to safe water and improving public health across the state.Sanwo-Olu described the project as a “beacon of hope” made possible through the partnership between WaterAid Nigeria and the Lagos State Water Corporation under the Urban Water and Sanitation Access Project.He urged residents of Ogba, Keke, Agege, Akilo and other benefiting areas to take ownership of the facility and protect it from vandalism.
Goals, particularly those centred on water, sanitation and public health,” Wahab said.WaterAid Nigeria Country Director, Evelyn Mere, said the initiative would boost access to WASH services across Lagos and would be replicated in other communities.She also announced a new faecal sludge management framework aimed at unlocking economic opportunities in the sanitation value chain.The Managing Director of the Lagos State Water Corporation, Mukhtaar Tijani, said the Akilo waterworks, built in 2012 but left inactive for years, had now been fully restored and would resume supply to underserved communities in Akilo, Agege, and surrounding areas.
