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As FCT Water Board Management Embraces Public Awareness, By Ibrahim Biu

For the first time since it was created, the management of the FCT Water Board has taken bold steps to create public awareness about its activities as a way of carrying along the workforce.
The Board’s management has also been trying, apart from the creation of public awareness, to involve all stakeholders in the board’s activities with a view to moving it forward for the purpose of achieving its overall objectives of producing adequate portable water in line with the saying: “water is life.”
It has been noticed that within the past six months or so, the FCT Water Board has taken adequate measures to improve the quality and quantity of water being produced and supplied for human and animal consumption in the FCT. This has been hailed in many quarters as a commendable effort. Many residents have confirmed that water being produced in Abuja is of high quality.
The management of the board has since the assumption of Madam Joy Okoro as its General Manager and team leader, not only embarked upon executing people-oriented projects but arranged for series of interactive sessions and public lectures all over the place to sensitize the public about its activities. The media people are not left out as many of them have been constantly properly briefed and involved in providing publicity and public enlightenment about the board’s activities.
It will be recalled that last Tuesday, the management of the board, while celebrating the international water day, carried out massive publicity and public enlightenment as well as public lectures with stakeholders. The board provided the public with enough information on what it had been doing to improve the water situation in Abuja.
During the interactive session, Mrs. Joy appealed to the public to cooperate with the board on all issues relating to the production and distribution of water.
The General Manager made it clear to the public and even the media the importance of the people, especially the corporate organization promptly paying water bills which she said, will augment the efforts of the board in handling its affairs.
She did not mince word in telling the public that the provision of clean water helps in reducing the incidents of the outbreak of water borne diseases.
Many observers were of the view that this is the first time any administration of the water board has taken such bold moves to not only create awareness about the board’s activities but the practically carrying out actions that have made much impact on member of the public.
The board has, through its team leader, showed its determination to successfully establish several outlets aimed at serving the public. This action is commended by the public as many people see the management’s action as a way of sustaining the current supply of high water quality too the FCT residents.
Madam Joy has also brought to play, a sense of belonging and team spirit that have inspired the confidence in her staff.
She has exhibited exemplary leadership qualities which altogether culminated in rising profile of the board’s management.
The recent decision taken by the management of the FCT Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency to commission hand pumps, boreholes and hand boreholes in some parts of Bwari area aimed at assisting communities in the area is commendable.
Biu sent this from Abuja.

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