Kano State Govt will Sanction companies producing Substandard materials – Water Resources Minister

Newspointer May 1, 2024

By Salihu Ali, Kano

The Nigeria government says, it will sanction substandard products used for water supply and irrigation farming programs.

The County’s Water Resources Minister and Sanitation Professor Joseph Utsav made this known in Kano Northwest Nigeria when he visited the Panar Limited, producers of pipes and other fittings used in water supply, irrigation and consumption across the country.

The Minister warned that, government cannot condone substandard production of materials for use by Nigerians.

The Minister who expressed satisfaction with products by Panar Limited, challenged them to sustain tempo and continue to promote local content in line with the Nigerian content quality.

He said, “this is part of the mandate of the renewed agenda of President Bola Tinubu. We encourage water users to partner with them.

We also call on those in the irrigation sector to partner with them as well. The duty of the Federal Government is to supply pottable water to the people as the states and local governments should also do.

We have to take these measures to secure the water supply schemes as many of the water schemes have failed due to substandard materials” the minister stated.”

The Minister while in Kano took time to inspect facilities at the Hadeja – Jama’are River Basin Development Authority.

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