FG Commissions Abuja Water Plants

The multi-billion naira Abuja Water Treatment Plants (phases three and four) have been slated for commissioning in May next year by the federal government. The treatment plants that is being constructed at the lower Usman Dam, Abuja when completed and commissioned is expected to cater fully for the water needs of residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja and those living in its environs, and make water scarcity in the FCT a thing of the past. Currently, the phase three of the project is 95 per cent complete while phase four is 65 per cent ready and are expected to be handed-over to the government by the contractors undertaking the projects in November 2009 and first quarter of 2010, respectively. Speaking during an inspection tour of the project site, FCT Minister, Senator Adamu Aliero said the government attached great importance to the project and was committed to ensuring that it delivers potable water to Abuja and its satellite towns, as promised in his ‘Millenium Park Declaration” to usher in year 2009. Senator Aliero assured that the government was not leaving any stone unturned in its commitment to fulfill its promises to the residents to provide potable water to the entire nooks and crannies of the Federal Capital Territory. The minister, who expressed satisfaction with the zeal and commitment shown by the contractors, directed that the technical staff that are expected to be involved in its maintenance after completion should now be identified and trained on the job as the project is about to wind up. His words: “I am impressed by what I have seen so far but I want to direct that the staff that would be involved in its maintenance should now be identified and given adequate training for smooth take over as well as its efficient operation.” “We have made a promise to the people of the Federal Capital Territory to provide potable water within specific period of time and we are determined to fulfill such pledge, everything being equal.”