Lagos State governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode, said, on Thursday, that his administration remains committed to bridging the daily deficit of potable water in the state without inflicting tax burden on the people.
This was as he disclosed that huge investments had been made in the sector in the last 23 months.
Governor Ambode said this at the Lagos House, Ikeja, when he received a delegation from the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), led by its president, Dr Frank Udemba Jacobs.
The governor said the state required about 720 million gallons of water per day, but currently had capacity to produce 210 million, leaving a deficit of about 500 million gallons.
It will be recalled that the present administration, since assumption of office, had intensified investments in the water sector, especially by putting measures in place to revamp the 48 mini water works across the state to produce at 100 per cent, while works on the Adiyan Major Water Works had reached advanced stage.
Governor Ambode said since coming on board, conscious efforts had been made towards improving on the business environment by investing in critical sectors.
According to him, such critical sectors included infrastructure, security, traffic management, among others, saying investment in the water sector had been huge.
Governor Ambode, while responding to inquiries by the delegation on charges on water, said the intention of laws regulating the water sector was not to bring any inconvenience to the people.
