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L-R: Comrade Abiodun Bakare of Amalgamated Union of Public Corporations Civil Service Technical and Recreational Services Employees (AUPCTRE), Achike Chude of Joint Action Front (JAF), Philip Jakpor of Environmental Rights Action and Comrade Taiwo Opaleye, Branch chairman, AUPCTRE Lagos Council.

L-R: Comrade Abiodun Bakare of Amalgamated Union of Public Corporations Civil Service Technical and Recreational Services Employees (AUPCTRE), Achike Chude of Joint Action Front (JAF), Philip Jakpor of Environmental Rights Action and Comrade Taiwo Opaleye, Branch chairman, AUPCTRE Lagos Council.

Group urges Sanwo-Olu to stop planned PPP of Lagos water sector

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October 26, 2019
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The Our Water Our Right Coalition has urged Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to discontinue the planned Public-Private Partnership (PPP) in the Lagos State water sector.

At a press conference in Lagos on Wednesday, the group reiterated its position that a PPP or outright privatisation of the water sector in the state would prize potable water out of the reach of ordinary Lagosians.

‘’Governor Sanwo-Olu’s administration must hearken to the demands of Lagos citizens that it uphold the human right to water as an obligation of the government, representing the people,’’ said Philip Jakpor, Head of Media and Campaign at the Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria and a spokesperson for the group.

‘’He must live up to his campaign promise to be a governor for the people of Lagos, not vested interests.’’

The Our Water Our Right Coalition is a network of civil society organisations, labour unions, community activists and faith-based groups unified in their belief that water is a common heritage and, therefore, must not be commodified.

In early October, the group organised a ‘Stakeholder Dialogue on the Lagos Water Crisis’ to call for support against the ‘’forces of privatisation that are again massing against our people.’’

‘’At the dialogue, we had anticipated that the Lagos governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, would come ready to unveil his administration’s plans for the water sector,’’ said Mr Jakpor.

‘’The invitation was equally extended to the Ministry of Environment and Water Resources as well as to the Managing Director of the Lagos Water Corporation.

‘’Unfortunately, the government only sent representatives who spoke about the interest of the current administration in invigorating the water sector but stopped short of the precise details that Lagosians demanded.’’

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In its October 2019 edition, Global Water Intelligence magazine, a high-value business information for the private water industry, noted that the Lagos Water Corporation is pushing ahead with a 2019-2024 Strategic Business Plan that will make the utility profitable by 2023.

The plan involves the injection of $1.77 billion to increase water supply capacity and $115 million in extending the water network and rehabilitation.

The GWI quoted Titilola Bright-Oridami, the LWC monitoring and evaluation manager, as saying that the utility was talking to a number of potential financiers, including the World Bank and the Dutch-backed Water Finance Facility.

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Mr Jakpor said their coalition is demanding the disclosure of World Bank activity and discussions with Lagos government officials regarding water, including formal and informal advisory roles.

‘’We also demand that the Lagos government build the political will to prioritise water for the people, through a comprehensive plan that invests public funds in the water infrastructure necessary to provide universal water access.’’

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