Lack of water in Abuja due to the ongoing rehabilitation work – wike

The Minister of Federal Capital Region, Nyesom Wike, has explained that the current water supply problem in the center of Abuja City and the surrounding satellite cities is the result of rehabilitation work that is taking place in two of the four main water treatment factories in the area.

In a statement issued on Sunday by his senior special assistant about public communication and social media, Lere Olayinka, Wike noted that the allotment of water would continue for the next two weeks when repairs developed.

He said the shortage was due to the temporary closure of two processing factories for rehabilitation, while the other two continued to operate.

Wike urges residents to be patient, convincing them that rehabilitation is focused on improving water delivery services and will be completed in two weeks.

He also mentioned that to reduce the impact of water shortages during the Sallah celebration, the two processing factories that are currently being repaired will be temporarily activated to supply water during the celebration.

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Providing a further context, Wike explained, “The FCT water council operates four water treatment factories 30,000 m3/hour, which are divided into phases 1, 2, 3 and 4.

“As a result of factory inefficiency, which currently produces below installed capacity, contracts are given to their rehabilitation to Mr. SCC Nigeria Limited.

“Rehabilitation work has reached an advanced stage in phases 1 and 2 where electro-mechanical equipment, which is the main driver of the processing plant must be replaced and reinstated.

“This guarantees the total closure of the two factories, which are interconnected.
However, phases 3 and 4 of the water treatment plants operate but will not support, fulfill or meet the demands of the population. “

He clarified that the situation was a partial shutdown, not a total termination, in the supply of drinking water to FCT, given that the other two processing factories were still operating. Nevertheless, residents must expect water supply disorders.

Wike assured that the contractor, SCC Nigeria Limited, worked tirelessly to complete rehabilitation faster than the schedule.

He also advised residents to store enough water to meet their daily needs during the allotment period.

“As a result, to minimize the side effects of the FCT population, the water council has made the rationing schedule alternately between lines 1 and 2 of the distribution network.

“Therefore the population is urged to store enough water to meet their needs during this period because the supply will be rationed,” Wike added.