Water Scarcity: USAID To Support Lagos Water Corporation With $44 Million

• USAID to partner LWC, towards improving access to water supply

• …we want the poor people to get or feel the impact of the investment, as USAID is supporting/financing with 10% of 400million USDollard, amounting to 40-44million USDollard.

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EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Lagos state government in an effort to increase citizens’ access to clean water in the State, will partner with USAID through the Lagos Water Corporation.

USAID said it would assist the Lagos government through LWC to revitalise the WASH sector and improve access to water.

This information was made public today, Monday, June 27, 2022, at the Lagos Water Corporation (LWC), during the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) visit to LWC on Lagos Urban Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (LUWASH).

As part of its mission, the Dr. Joechim Ezeji-led USAID team visited the LWC 45Million Gallons per Day (MGD) Iju Waterworks to access the condition of its infrastructure.

In his statement, he mentioned that the Management of LWC, led by the Managing Director/CEO, Engr. Muminu Adekunle Badmus has shown Commitment and Interest in the programme, as discussion is agelong, even before design of E-Wash in 2017.

In order to facilitate the exercise, Mr. Ezeji noted that the agency has been speaking with numerous stakeholders, including the state government, the water regulatory agency, contractors, and others, as part of its due diligence.

However, he claimed that the organization is interested in making water supply services available to the whole public, particularly the less privileged.

“We want the poor people to get or feel the impact of the investment, as USAID is supporting/financing with 10% of 400million USDollard, amounting to 40-44million USDollard to support Infrastructure rehabilitation, Capacity Building, Institutional Strengthening, Improvement of Governance, among others”.

Recall that on December 8, 2021, USAID and the Lagos State Government signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to improve access to safe water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services.

This was the first step towards enhancing urban water service delivery in Lagos State by improving infrastructure, accountability, and strengthening regulatory oversight in the State as well as strengthening the governance, financial and technical capabilities of Lagos water utilities and private sector water vendors.

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The partnership between Lagos State government and USAID will spur efforts to make clean water more accessible and affordable, especially in low-income communities.

This is to be implemented under Lagos Urban Water Sanitation and Hygiene (LUWASH) programme.

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