Nigeria Needs N350 Billion Annually to Provide Water - Jonathan

19 February 2013

President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday stated that going by estimates, the country needed about N350 billion yearly to tackle its water and sanitation challenges, saying lack of potable water for rural and sub-urban dwellers could no longer be tolerated.

Speaking at a two-day Presidential Summit on water, Jonathan who agreed with his predecessor, former President Olusegun Obasanjo that all hands must be on deck to provide clean potable water for all Nigerians noted that this was in line with his administration's transformation agenda.

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