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Gov. Babatunde Fashola (SAN), and Deputy Governor, Mrs. Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire at
the inauguration of Board of the Lagos State Water Regulatory Commission
He called for water conservation,
noting that government has decided
that each resident will be entitled to a
minimum of 30 gallons of water per
day ,which is equivalent to 120 litres
per day . However, in order to know
the number of residents to utilizxe the
120 liters , necessitated the
introduction of the registration
exercise which he called on citizens to
key in to by registering at the nearest
registration centre. “We must
conserve otherwise nothing we
produce will be enough and this is
part of the reasons why we are asking
citizens especially residents to
register. We have decided that each
resident will be entitled to a
minimum of 30 gallons of water per
day which is equivalent of 120 litres
per day but we now need to know
how many residents need that 120
liters so that we can measure the
sustainability of our plan”.
Presenting the appointees, the Head
of Service, Mrs Oluseyi Williams said
they had appeared before the State
House of Assembly and had been
duly cleared.
Chairman of the Governing board,
Mr. Taiwo Shebioba, expressed the
gratitude of the members to the
Governor for his belief in them,
adding that his vision for the Lagos
Water Sector rests in very capable
hands.
He gave a commitment that they will
key into the vision and move it
further and ensure it is achieved
within the best of their abilities .
Mr. Shebioba promised creating an
enviable water sector that would be
the envy of other states and indeed
other nations .He also pledged on
behalf of other members of the board
that water would very soon not
feature in the list of challenges faced
by residents of the state .
Members of the Commission's
governing Council are Mr. Taiwo
Shebioba, Chairman, Engineer
Abimbola Onafowokan, Professor
Olanrewaju Fagbohun, Mr.
Adedoyin Owolabi and Mrs. Tanwa
Basirat Koya who is the Executive
Secretary of the Commission.
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
HARMONIZE OPERATIONS
tate Government agencies
have agreed on the need to
harmonize operations and
avoid duplication of functions.
Prince Ademorin Kuye,
Commissioner for Local
Government and Chieftaincy
Affairs, who stated this at a meeting
with Chief Environmental Health
Officers in all Local Governments
and LCDAs in the state, identified
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R-L; Hon. Commissioner, Ministry of Establishments, Training & Pensions, Mrs. Florence
Oguntuase; Director-General, Lagos State Pension Commission, Mr. Rotimi Adekunle Hussain
and Permanent secretary, Civil Service Pensions Office (CSPO), Mrs. Folasade Adesoye, at the
5the Pre-retirement Seminar organized by LASPEC in Lagos
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FASHOLA INAUGURATES
WATER REGULATORY
COMMISSION BOARD
he Board of the Lagos State
Water Regulatory
Commission has been
inaugurated with a charge to the
body to drive the awareness and
advocacy on risks and benefits of
conservation of raw and ground
water sources , as well as the
protection of the environment.
Governor Babatunde Fashola (SAN)
while inaugurating the board, said
the protection of the environment is
necessary , in order to protect
underground water , prevent
indiscriminate pollution of water
bodies and discharge untreated
waste, as they ultimately have a long
term effect on water , the precious gift
from nature.
The Governor noted that if care is not
taken, untreated waste, polluted
water among others, are capable of
becoming toxic and threaten human
existence.
He urged Lagosians to desist from the
unhygienic practice of burying their
dead at home and within the same
distance they sink boreholes, as they
risk drinking and using water from
decomposing human waste for
domestic purposes.
Fashola told members of the board
and others present that cases of
cancer being witnessed cannot be
divorced from how the people are
managing the environment in terms
of indiscriminate discharge of
effluents and stuffs.
He also charged the board that in a
world where large bodies of water
reserves are disappearing, they have
the onerous responsibility of being
the think tank of the state on how to
optimize existing body of water
resources , in addition to regulating
the State Water Corporation as it
currently exists, its pricing system ,
the way it produces water, quality of
water produced and its fitness for
human consumption , and the other
entities to be created.
He disclosed that his administration
has set a ten year target , with six
years left to go in ensuring that there
is reliable water supply in Lagos ,
adding that this would become a
reality through water works being
put in place. They include the
upgrading of Ishasi Waterworks
from four to 12 million gallons per
day, building Ot Ѽ