Abuja – February 27, 2024 – Viewpoint Housing News.
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) is experiencing a shortage of water, which is causing people to look for water in whatever way they can.
The low water pressure from the Lower Usuma Dam treatment facility and the strike action by the sachet water makers since the preceding Monday has aggravated the situation.
Streams are now a common supply of water for many homes, particularly in the satellite towns of Gwagwalada, Bwari, Dutse, Kwali, and Kuje.
Residents in semi-urban regions like as Lugbe, Kubwa, and Galadimawa have been facing difficulties in accessing even sachet water since last week due to the manufacturers’ refusal to operate.
Speaking about the development, Jamilu Saidu, a member of the sachet water makers group from the Jabi neighbourhood of Abuja, stated that the strike began on Monday the penultimate week and continued through Monday last week.
He said that the cost of manufacturing was constantly rising, leaving producers with little margin for profit—or often even a loss—and that this made the increase inevitable.
He said that, only about a year ago, the price per tonne of nylon used in manufacture had increased from N700,000 to N3 million.
He lists the rising costs of engine oil, fuel, and petrol as other problems. Additionally, he mentioned a rise in government levies from the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and other authorities.
Reacting, the acting General Manager of the FCT Water Board, Daniel Salka, admitted that there had been some service areas without water and some with low pressure.