NWRI Can Train Borehole Experts – Coordinator

The Coordinator, Na
tional Water Research Institute Kaduna, Mr Martin Eduvie has said that the institute has  the capacity to train Nigerians on how to drill standard boreholes and control flooding.
Mr Eduvie, who spoke in Abuja, said that the institute was set up to address issues of capacity building in Nigeria water sector.
“NWRI is the only parastatal of the federal ministry of water resources that addresses the issue of capacity building, all we do is training and research in all sectors of water resources.
“We take care of the rural, semi-urban and of course the  urban areas in terms of their capacity building, in terms of the various training right from the skills acquisition level to the highest level in particular.”
The coordinator said the institute had trained many people to improve access to potable water  in the rural areas.
He also spoke on the need for persons involved in water to improve their knowledge to meet global standard.
“You know that, even if you have all the  money and all the materials and no people to manage it then of course the system will not work. “If you look at all the various  water boards, the people that operate there are human beings, they need to be updated in terms of capacity building.
“They need to also have a lot of  latest techniques in terms of how they can do things better. “At rural areas,  the various aspects of drilling so many boreholes are being abortive, how do you ensure that you don’t have abortive boreholes”? he asked.