Budget Tracking; House Committee On Public Account Lauds Water Resources Ministry

The Ebonyi State House of Assembly Committee on Public Accounts has held it's financial budget tracking with the  ministry of Water Resources where the committee was satisfied with the efforts made so far in the provision of portable water supply to the  people of the State.

The Chairman of the Committee and member representing Izzi West Constituency in the Ebonyi Stare House of Assembly  Hon Chief Abiri  Godwin Abiri harped on the importance of water to human life and therefore see it as an utmost importance to carry out the monitoring  of budget  provisions for water supply.

He asserted that the Public Accounts Committee remains the only Committee that was enshrined in the 1999 Nigerian Constitution as amended and commended the state commissioner for water resources,  Magnus Chinedum   Nkah for revitalizing the moribund water ministry within a very short time urging him to sustain the feat.

Speaking also, the member representing Ebonyi North East  Hon Mrs Chinyere Nwogbaga, the member representing Edda East Hon Stephen Orji Igwe, the member representing Ezza South Hon  Friday Ogbuewu and their counterpart from Ohaozara East Hon  Chikezie Igu all commended the State Goverrnor Rt Hon Chief Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru for his doggedness in repositioning the state and making water supply available to the people of the state but equally urged the Ministry of Water Resources to ensure further reticulation of the water scheme to all parts of the state.

On his part, the commissioner for water resources , Hon  Magnus  Chinedum NKah  chronicled the achievements and projects of the Ministry to include the reactivation and rehabilitation of Ezillo water scheme, emergency repairs of water treatment plants at central  resaviourr in both Abakalik and Oferekpe to forestall further vandalization of equipments at the water treatment plants, provision of water supply to fourteen  General Hospitals in Ebonyi State and revitalization of EBRUWASSA which has resulted into the sinking of Fourty Seven water boreholes in some rural communities among the projects lined up for the year.

 

He expressed gratitude to the  Committee for the meeting which he said will ensure cross fertilization of ideas and thanked the State Goverrnor, His Excellency Rt Hon Bldr  Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru for the enabling environment created for him to carry out his duties.

In a vote of thanks , the Permeant Secretary in the Ministry of Water Resources , Engr Chukwuma Ojeogu thanked the Committee Members and assured that the ministry learnt new things from the meeting which will be put into use for better performance.

Egede Sylvester

Public Relations Officer

Ebonyi State House of Assembly.