Oyetola inaugurates 8-man committee on Ilesa Water project

Osun state Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola has reiterated the administration’s determination to ensure adequate provision of portable water supply to every household in the state.

He said the state would continue to do the needful in the provision of basic social amenities for citizens, adding that the government is committed to ensuring free flow pipe- borne water in the state.

Gov. Oyetola stated this while inaugurating an eight-man project monitoring committee on the ongoing construction of the Ilesa water project at the state Ministry of Water Resources and Energy, Government Secretariat, Abere, Osogbo.

The Ilesa water project is jointly funded by the state and federal governments through the federal ministries of water resources and finance and the Islamic Development Bank.

The project monitoring committee is tasked to ensure quality service delivery through adequate supervision and monitoring to make sure that the project meets agreed standards and specifications in line with the project terms and conditions.

Inaugurating the committee, Gov. Oyetola, said the committee was set up to ensure quick completion of the project within the stipulated time frame.

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The governor, who was represented by the Commissioner for Water Resources and Energy, Amidu Raheem, disclosed that the administration has put necessary mechanism in place to sustain the regular supply and distribution of water in the state.

Raheem, who is also the chairman of the committee, assured people of the beneficiary communities of a quality job, adding that “as you all know, the project has reached reasonable level of completion. We are assuring our people that with this committee in place, a quality job is assured.”

He added that the committee would champion its oversight functions in line with the mandate given to it to promote efficiency in the delivery of the project.

“We are determined to ensure a quality job. We shall ensure that the contractors handling the project meet the specifications and fulfil all the terms and conditions.

“We are on the pipe- laying and distribution network, and in few months to come, this will be completed while other components would follow. It is our hope to complete and deliver the project by this year or latest next year.

“We are all aware of the importance of water; that is why the governor is taking it serious. As we all know, before his emergence, the issue of water had been a thing of concern and since inception, this administration has been working tirelessly to ensure adequate water supply to every household in the state,” Raheem said.