President Namadi Sambo are at variance over
the recently commissioned Zaria water
project
- The leaders are in disagreement over the
role of past and present government in
executing the water project in Zaria
- Sambo says the project has remained the
same as it was 7 years ago
Nigeria's Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo on
Saturday, May 27, inaugurated the long awaited 150
million liters per day multi-billion Naira Zaria water
project in Kaduna state
Newslanded gathered that Osinbajo and his predecessor, Namadi Sambo, on Saturday disagreed
over the role played by present and past Kaduna
governors in the Zaria water project.
Represented at the event by the national chairman of
the All Progressives Congress, John Oyegun, the
acting president had claimed the project had lingered for 16 years but was speedily completed by Governor
Nasir El-Rufai in two years.
But the News Agency of Nigeria reported that the 150
million liters per day multi-billion water project was
initiated by Mr Sambo in 2008 when he was governor
of the north western state.
Namadi Sambo has said that the Zaria water project
has not had any modification in the past 7 years
Osinbajo’s representative described El-Rufa’i as
one of the most visionary governors the party has
produced.
He described the invitation of Mr Sambo to witness
the inauguration as a demonstration of good will of
the state government.
But Mr Sambo struck back in his speech, telling the
audience that while E-Rufai’s effort was
commendable, the project had not gone beyond
where he left it seven years ago.
The former vice president however said the event
would bring an end to water scarcity in Zaria which
had been on for over 40 years.
He urged the benefiting communities to make
judicious use of the project and to protect it against
vandalism.
The first part of the project inaugurated by Mr.
Osinbajo would supply water to Zaria and Sabongari
Local Government Areas.
NAN reports that, when fully completed, the Zaria
water supply project would also be extended to
Giwa, Kudan, Makarfi, Soba and Kubau local
government areas.
To facilitate the project, the Federal Government
constructed the Galma dam which has 186.1 million
cubic metres of water to provide raw water to Zaria
water treatment plant.
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