Rivers Citizens To Enjoy Potable Water, September

Residents of Rivers State will soon begin to access drinking water from their homes as Rivers State Government concludes plans to provide potable water to the people.
This follows the commencement of bidding for the laying of pipes to convey pipeborne water to residents of the state.
The Commissioner for Water Resources and Rural Development, Hon Tamunosisi Gogo Jaja revealed this while speaking on moves by the Rivers State Government to provide potable and safe water to the people.
Gogo Jaja said Governor Nyesom Wike was poised to ensure that work commenced by September this year.
The Commissioner for Water Resources and Rural Development said the pipes would be laid along the roads to enable house owners  connect water to their homes.
He also warned that water production companies that failed to register their water with the state government stood the risk of being stopped from operating in rivers state.