I am deeply concerned to ask this question on a forum like this to read the reactions and feelings of Nigerians concerning basic infrastructure needs like water in a state.

How many states can boast of portable water running through their houses(I’m not talking about boreholes)...I mean tap water provided by the state govt.

Growing up in the North(Kaduna state to be precise,in d 90s) I still recall how water runs through pipes and then flows to our kitchen tap. Sometimes we don’t see the water for some days and when it finally comes we all become excited for this basic amenity.
This is 2022,how many states can boast of pipe borne water to her people? It’s no longer news that individuals are now providing basic amenities for themselves while those whom they voted into power no longer do their job. For goodness sake why should individuals be sinking boreholes all in the name of having water run through their homes? Where is the govt?

Is this how it is in South Africa?
Is this how it is in Ghana?
Is this how it is in Kenya?
Is this how it is in Rwanda?

If something as simple as tap water can’t be running in homes of millions of Nigeria..can we then say governance in Nigeria is indeed a rocket science? I think the East has a billion and one sunken boreholes than any region. I maybe wrong

I want an open discussion on this thread,pls be objective as possible don’t bring tribal war here.

Is governance in Nigeria a rocket science?

Kaduna state water board stil functions .. at least 3 Times a week

Don’t think any eastern state still has water board .. talk more of water

I'll be back to comment...

SANCTO:
The one in Bayelsa. It's the mairuwa that supply water to the water board. They rely on mairuwa for their water supplies, which water do you want them to supply to the public? Nigeria government is a fraud

Na wa. Nothing wey person no go hear for our country. Mairuwa dey supply water to Bayelsa water board...an oil rich state. Just as Phcn uses generator to power. Nigeria is finished

9free:
The worst is that in my village if you like dig borehole as deep as hitting the centre of the earth you will still not get water. We depend solely on rain water and huge underground reservoirs.
Hope Soludo changes the narrative.

Which village is that? Are you from Awkaetiti?

Panda7:
providing such service is merely the function of a state. but what would you say wen people form a govt in abuja and hoard ur resources with force. do you now wait for them to come provide u with basic amenities which u could easily take up as a profession??

I am very sure it’s another of my eastern bro behind this comment.
Whose function is it? Buhari’s function? Ngozi Okonjo Iweala’s function? Paul Kegame’s function?
Pls enlighten me

Anthonyoz:
This topic sounds so allian to me , all my life I don't know what is water board in reality only in news during Peter obi administration in anambra ,

We should talk of good town planning first before circulating water to home , I see my borehole as the best for me ,
No wonder the east don't care about the government because virtually they do most things for themselves.

Comments like that of Anthonyoz makes most southeast govs misbehave and govern us anyhow...because of our i don’t care attitude. Anthonyoz, ICYMI,Water is essential and a basic amenity. Even the WHO marks ‘Water Day’. So any govt must make it as a point of duty to provide this amenity to her pple. Pls don’t come here and yarn nonsense. It’s high time we held our leaders by their balls whe pressing their necks. I am very sure you’re part of the Nigerians planning to leave the ‘shit hole’ country for a better one. The jokes on you.

Odin13:
Kaduna state water board stil functions .. at least 3 Times a week

Don’t think any eastern state still has water board .. talk more of water

The eastern region makes governance seems very hard. I have never seen a state water running in homes. Everybody is digging boreholes for themselves. Even with the river Niger,water is still hard. Don’t really know about southwest.

Lagos state water board still dey exist?

Pacesetterz:


The eastern region makes governance seems very hard. I have never seen a state water running in homes. Everybody is digging boreholes for themselves. Even with the river Niger,water is still hard. Don’t really know about southwest.

Lagos state water board still dey exist?

Don’t know

Osun used to have .. under Akande .. don’t know if it’s functional

Truly the East makes governance difficult.. even their governors are confused ..

Pacesetterz:


The eastern region makes governance seems very hard. I have never seen a state water running in homes. Everybody is digging boreholes for themselves. Even with the river Niger,water is still hard. Don’t really know about southwest.

Lagos state water board still dey exist?

Firstly say what you know ...Enugu water board still functions , imo still functions ...but the reality is it's far more economical to dig a borehole down south ...it's cheaper 80k to 400k ..and you won't spend more than 5k per year for pumping water

mrvitalis:

Firstly say what you know ...Enugu water board still functions , imo still functions ...but the reality is it's far more economical to dig a borehole down south ...it's cheaper 80k to 400k ..and you won't spend more than 5k per year for pumping water

No water board in Enugu..

I Dey meniru by akwunano.. agbani Road..like this and Na well dem Dey drag

Beside where dem Dey dig borehole for 80k

Modified

Water board runs in Enugu city center ..

But not agbani Road down to garki and it’s environment

Not sure if uwani ..

Thats still not okay.. water board is meant to supply water to Enugu state ..

That’s how it’s done else where not just city center

Odin13:


No water board in Enugu.. stop lying for likes

I Dey meniru by akwunano.. agbani Road..like this and Na well dem Dey drag

Oga the water board in Enugu is functioning but not everywhere go ask questions

Dead ministry

Those are the wastages we are talking about.

Water boards are not functioning but people are just working and collecting salaries

mrvitalis:

Oga the water board in Enugu is functioning but not everywhere go ask questions

I’m in Enugu like this .. tell me dey area in Enugu state it runs and I will go and verify..

Or we go together

Let’s call spade spade

Propaganda don’t help

Ngige tried reviving anambra water .. obi cancelled it for 8 years

Wake me no be yorub man

Terabyteck:
In Rivers State the cost of digging borehole is very cheap, this made every household to run its own water board.

In my compound here, the security man is the water board manager. This dude on weekend will deliberately refuse to pump water knowing too well that every one is around, even as I am typing this now no water in the compound. He is waiting to pump it on Monday morning when everyone has left to work.

Some people can be fool of Sh**t

hahahaha
Nigerians are blindly suffering. Something as basic as water;the govt can’t fix. We truly deserve our leaders.

mrvitalis:

Firstly say what you know ...Enugu water board still functions , imo still functions ...but the reality is it's far more economical to dig a borehole down south ...it's cheaper 80k to 400k ..and you won't spend more than 5k per year for pumping water

Enugu water board still functions where pls? And Enugu pple are always crying on the news on lack of basic need as water. Abeg this thread I opened is not for u to come and defend your region. It’s ur type that keeps edging these bloodyy politicians on..they keep misbehaving and make governance look so hard.

mrvitalis:

Firstly say what you know ...Enugu water board still functions , imo still functions ...but the reality is it's far more economical to dig a borehole down south ...it's cheaper 80k to 400k ..and you won't spend more than 5k per year for pumping water

In today's Nigeria?

To whom it may concern: This thread ain’t ur usual nonsensical threads some of u go about opening. This thread is about the Nigeria state. Isn’t it glaring that nothing truly works in Nigeria? Down to the point of govt providing common water...Abeg think and don’t bring emotions to my thread.

Thanks

Akwa Ibom's own is dead inspite of the huge federal allocation to the state.
The animals ruling Nigeria have little knowledge of governance.
From the federal to the local government level, nothing seems to be working.

ChiefAfonja:
Dead ministry

Those are the wastages we are talking about.

Water boards are not functioning but people are just working and collecting salaries

Very true. Most state water boards are not functional but u still have workers collecting salaries. If we check sef na there dem hide and bury ghost workers.

I once worked in a state where their water board sometimes function and most times go on incessant strike and one of the worker revealed that things just as procuring chemicals for water cleansing are hardly provided for them to use and work...in her words,’if gov release money for those material,Oga kpata kpata for our water board go divert the money’. Lol Nigerians

NigeriaIsDoomed:
Akwa Ibom's own is dead inspite of the huge federal allocation to the state.
The animals ruling Nigeria have little knowledge of governance.
From the federal to the local government level, nothing seems to be working.

A whole oil producing state?
There’s a guy here that represents Akwaibom state,what’s that his moniker?

These are minor things we ought to enjoy in this country but it's been taken away from us by greedy politicians.

2023 is our time to take back 9ja.

Pacesetterz:


A whole oil producing state?
There’s a guy here that represents Akwaibom state,what’s that his moniker?

Yes o....I believe it is a general problem throughout the country.
Nigeria has a long way to go.

I don't think the one in Lagos is functioning. Their station close to Teslim Balogun stadium is always idle, though I do see people in there but I can tell you that most part of surulere suffer from dirty and unclean water.

Odin13:


No water board in Enugu.. stop lying for likes

I Dey meniru by akwunano.. agbani Road..like this and Na well dem Dey drag

Beside where dem Dey dig borehole for 80k

I dy transekulu the waterboard dy work

Odin13:
Kaduna state water board stil functions .. at least 3 Times a week

Don’t think any eastern state still has water board .. talk more of water

Think? It's high time people started saying what they know, not what they think.

I was born in Aba, lived most of life in Aba.

Abia state has water board.

Is it functioning? No!

I can remember in the 90's that our house was connected to public water supply. From 1999 till date, it has never worked again.

jmoore:

Think? It's high time people starts saying what they know, not what they think.

I was born in Aba, lived most of life in Aba.

Abia state has water board.

Is it functioning? No!

I can remember in the 90's that our house were connected to public water supply. From 1999 till date, it has never worked again.

So what are you saying ?

Is it working? No!

Are you daft to quote my mention with gibberish?

I too know humans ... nobody dey drag with Una

mrvitalis:

Firstly say what you know ...Enugu water board still functions , imo still functions ...but the reality is it's far more economical to dig a borehole down south ...it's cheaper 80k to 400k ..and you won't spend more than 5k per year for pumping water

If you knew the environmental problems we are creating for future generation by drilling borehole for each house, you will have a rethink. If the ground water is depleted more than it gets replenished, that's dangerous. It is pathetic for a city that is densely populated to rely on boreholes.

Dig borehole with 80k? Well, abi borehole?

Not spending more than 5k to pump water? I guess the pumping of water is only for one family of not more than 3 people? Generator maintenance nko?

jmoore:


If you knew the environmental problems we are creating for future generation by drilling borehole for each house, you will have a rethink. If the ground water is depleted more than it gets replenished, that's dangerous. It is pathetic for a city that is densely populated to rely on boreholes.

Dig borehole with 80k? Well, abi borehole?

Not spending more than 5k to pump water? I guess the pumping of water is only for one family of not more than 3 people? Generator maintenance nko?

With the rainfall in the south we don't have water problems only north have that

kwara state water board still functional,atleast thrice a week....

Yes. Plateau State. Though it is not consistent and many broken facilities like pipes have not been replaced. I can recall also, many months back, they could not pay NEPA bill

Yes gutter pass my side. Water board is worst than NEPA!!!

Odin13:


Don’t know

Osun used to have .. under Akande .. don’t know if it’s functional

Truly the East makes governance difficult.. even their governors are confused ..

It was even older than Akande Regime..

Pipeborne water supply should a basic amenity available to all.

How can anything be functional in Nigeria?

Abuja federal capital water board is one of the best in Africa.

Modified.

To does quoting me about some estate in Abuja that doesn't have water connected to their estate is because of the cost, some of them dig bore hole to reduce the bills they paid.