FG reiterates commitment to MDG targets on water

He said that the country also had in place strategic framework and guidelines as well as trained pool of manpower to meet the targets.
Sambo, who was represented by Architect Darius Dickson Ishaku, Minister of State for Niger Delta Affairs and over-seeing Minister of Environment, made this known at the Nigerian Water Supply Association (NWSA) 3rd Annual Conference.
The conference with the theme, “Water Sector Reform:  Harnessing Global Knowledge for Local Action”, attracted participants from across the country.
Sambo also emphasized on the need to reform the water sector, saying that reforms could take a range of forms; from wholesale and fundamental changes to the way water policies are designed and implemented, to relatively minor adjustment to refine existing policysettings and instruments in order to improve  their effectiveness.
He said the federal government is adopting several strategies to improve the water supply and sanitation sector. He added that the reforms would bring up more innovative strategies that would further assist the government to strengthen the existing ones towards ensuring provision of sustainable water supply and sanitation to all Nigerians.