Kwara blames power outage on saboteurs

The Kwara State government, on Tuesday, blamed the low level of water supply to Ilorin metropolis on epileptic power supply.

The state Commissioner for Water Resources, Barr. Rasaq Akorede said the state would require at least 18 hours of uninterrupted power supply to its water works as against the current four hours supply to ensure adequate water supply in Ilorin, the state capital.

He also blamed vandalisation of its booster stations by people described as “saboteurs” as one of the major challenges responsible for the inadequate water supply in the state.

Akorede stated this during a ministerial press briefing at the state’s ministry of Information and Communications.

He said the state government had so far committed over N5 billion out of N6.5 billion proposed for water reticulation projects in the state but blamed ,”power challenge and acts of sabotage” for the current water challenge facing residents.

Akorede said the Asa dam water works which has capacity to produce at least 25.5 million of gallons of water daily at full capacity, is currently producing at less than 15 per cent.

He said the state has a total of 94 water works most of which are not functioning at full capacity due to erratic poor power supply in the state.