By Charles Ogbonnaya.
Governor Dr okezie Ikpeazu of Abia state has assured that the state government would meet the criteria required for Abia participation in Effective Water and Sanitation Hygienic (E-Wash).

Speaking during a courtesy call by a United States Agency for International development (USAID), sponsor's of the programme, Dr Ikpeazu promised that his government would do everything to ensure that that Abia would be among the selected six pilot states in the country to benefit from the programme by meeting up with the necessary required input, political will and meeting the counterparts fund that would enable the donor agencies to actualise the programme.

He restated the importance of portable water in the life of human beings and assured that his administration would continue to accord top priority to provision of portable water in a clean environment in the state.

According to him, many ailments are avoidable if there were access to clean portable water in a clean environment.
Represented by his deputy, Sir Use Oko Chukwu, the governor regretted the prevalence of boreholes in our society which its source are questionable.

In his speech, the Commissioner for Public Utilities, Hon Chidiebere Nwoko said that the team came to see things in the state to evaluate the state's eligibility to participate in the scheme for an effective water sanitation and hygienic service delivery in the state.

Also Speaking, The General Manager, Abia state Water Board, Engr Leo Ogbonna said that the visit was a manifestation of the political will of the state government and its readiness to improve in the areas of water and environmental sectors.

Engr Ogbonna promised that the board would leave no stones unturned to ensure the selection of the state as one of the pilot states.

The leader of the team and Chief of Party, Dr Dennis Nwanza said that E-Wash, a joint Federal and States government four year programme was aimed at ascertaining how water are processed and professionally managed as water is crucial in the attainment of good health, tracing most diseases to poor water supply that are preventable and disclosed that there are great potentials in the state.

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This Abia governor though, I don't hear so much good news from Abia like that of Enugu. Only buafray issues