Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has completed a comprehensive overhaul of the Ugboha Water Supply Scheme in Edo Central.
The water scheme was first awarded in 2005 but the people of Ugbola never had clean water.
Governor Okpebholo’s intervention restored full water reticulation to Ugboha, parts of Uromi and Irrua.
Speaking during an inspection of the project, Managing Director of the Edo State Urban Water Corporation, Mr. Uyi Ekhosuehi, said the host community now enjoyed uninterrupted access to safe, treated water for the first time since the scheme’s establishment in 2005.
Ekhosuehi explained that the use of substandard materials by a previous contractor crippled the scheme.
He said the many years of neglect made residents of Ugboha not to benefit from the multimillion-naira investment.
Ekhosuehi stated that the Corporation has commenced extension works to cover other parts of Uromi and Uwesan.
“Governor Okpebholo insisted that this project would not be abandoned. He approved a complete turnaround maintenance, which has delivered a new fully automated filtration plant, high-pressure pumping systems, and durable ductile industrial pipes capable of carrying primary water for reticulation.
“All necessary pipes and fittings have been delivered, with full connection to be completed in the coming weeks.
“Our target is clear: within the next five to six years, Governor Okpebholo wants to end the water challenge across Edo State,” he affirmed. “We are also working on restoring water to Agbede in Edo North and Sakponba in Edo South. This administration is determined to ensure that every Edo citizen, urban or rural, has access to safe, affordable water.”
