Groups call for water policy in Borno
By Matthew ELOYI
The Borno State Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and WaterAid have advocated for a water policy in the state.
According to WaterAid, the policy is based on the national action plan and state’s 25-year development plan.
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The policy demand is contained a communiqué issued after a stakeholders’ dialogue in Maiduguri, on meeting the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the water sector.
The Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) projects are funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and implemented by WaterAid and Mercy Corps in the Northeast.
The communiqué signed by Dare Oduluyi of WaterAid and Musa Usman; the rapporteur of the dialogue, “the civil society should advocate for the passage of the water policy.”
Oduluyi reiterated that the CSOs should push for water policy process.
On the role of media in the policy, he said: “It should also take the lead by following up on the issue of the water policy.”
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He noted that stakeholders and community leaders should support water reforms with advocacy visits to state governments and relevant agencies.
The participants also called on the state government to declare a state of emergency on open defecation.
