Road Construction Disrupts Water Supply In Lagos

The Lagos State Water Cooperation (LWC) has ascribed the activities of road construction to the challenge of water supply in Apapa, Lagos.
The Manager, Corporate Communication of LWC, Mr AbdulRazak Anifowoshe, said this in a statement in Lagos yesterday.
Anifowoshe said the challenge was reviewed during the stakeholders meeting with Apapa residents and Lagos Water Corporation, South West Region, at the Apapa Local Government secretariat.
Representing the LWC Managing Director/CEO, Mr Muminu Badmus, the Executive Director, Engineering and Technical Service (ETS), Mr Ijaiya Suraj, said that the purpose of the meeting was to keep the residents of Apapa of Lagos abreast on the situation of water supply in the area.
Ijaiya said that the challenge of water disruption in the area and adjoining communities is as a result of the ongoing activities of road construction in the area.
He added that Dangote Group of Company had contracted an Apapa Road Construction to Hi-Tech Construction Company, which has resulted to a threat in water supply in the area.
“Due to the ongoing road construction in Apapa, there has been water disruption in the area, as a result of water leakages, damages to water pipes, mains and other water facilities in the area.