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Publish Date : 25-Apr-2014

World Bank has sanctioned $250 million in credit for the Federal Government for raising water supply as well as to enhance the water supply services presently existing. Funding of the project would be through the International Development Association (IDA) arm of the bank.

Mainly, the funds will facilitate the poor, urban population residing in the state capitals and their surroundings, and will benefit some two million people.

The bank statement states that the credit aims at supporting the 3rd National Urban Water Sector Reform Project and is in accordance with the government of Nigeria’s goal to develop additional mechanisms for social service delivery, mainly water service.

The statement stated that, "The funds will help rehabilitate and build the water delivery infrastructure and institutional systems needed to expand access to water supply services for people in selected cities in Bauchi, Ekiti and Rivers states. A portion of the project is performance based and will include incentives for improving the performance of the water supply institutions in the three states."

World Bank Country Director for Nigeria, Marie Francoise Marie-Nelly, said, "Today's project builds on past experience, which has shown that building water infrastructure without strengthening the capacity of the institutions responsible for managing water supply to the targeted areas does not lead to sustainable results."

"We, therefore, hope that the new strategy, which puts more emphasis on this integrated approach will contribute to improve the health and economic well-being of the country's poorest and more vulnerable particularly women and girls who spend a lot of time fetching water."

A second project component aims at making available technical and financial assistance to state governments and water utilities existing in Kano, Gombe, Benue, Jigawa, Ondo, Abia, Bayelsa, Anambra and Plateau states in supporting them in preparing for large water supply investments that could be financed in the future.

World Bank Task Team Leader for the project, Miguel Vargas-Ramirez said, "Women and children in Nigeria spend hours each day carrying water for their family's use. By improving water service delivery, this project will help open up time for the poor to pursue education and income-generating activities and provide them with a better chance to boost themselves out of poverty."

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