The World Bank is set to disburse a $50 million facility for Ekiti, Delta, and five other states in Nigeria for the development of “specific” water projects.
The other states are Katsina, Imo, Plateau, Kaduna and Bauchi.
The $50 million, according to the Minister of Water Resources, Suleiman Adamu, is part of the $700 million loan provided by the World Bank water supply to be boosted across the country.
Adamu spoke at the weekly Ministerial Briefing, organised by the Presidential Communications Team, in Abuja yesterday.
He said: ”Some certain criteria were set up by the World Bank and us(Federal Government). And the states had to meet these eligibility criteria. The projects are summarised into two or three, I think there are tiers one and two. Tier one is made up of those that will get a substantial amount, maybe $50 or $60 million for the urban schemes”
The minister explained that the government has taken a firm decision to regulate the water delivery system, as no data exists to effectively reform the sector.
