Anambra, Enugu govt partners on clean water initiative [quote][/quote]




Enugu state Government and Anambra State Government recently requested to partner with LDS charities in its Clean Water initiative, which has been in existence for quite some time in Osun state, Ogun, Oyo and Edo states.

This partnership seeks to help the Government of these states to provide portable clean water to its communities and citizens. To this end LDS Charities representatives paid a courtesy visit to Enugu State government and Anambra state Government.

In Enugu State the team was made of Elder and Sister Reynolds our water technical specialist. The Enugu Nigeria Stake President. Udeichi Chimaroke and Chidi Ibeakuzie the Area Welfare Specialist.

The Enugu state Government was represented by the Deputy Governor of the state Honorable Cecilia Ezilo, the secretary to the state Governor the Dr. G.O.C.Ajah, The commissioner for water resources Dr. C.O.C. Egumgbe. The Attorney General, Honorable Millicent Eze. Senior Special Assistant to the deputy governor Mrs. Vivian Iwuorah.

The Leader of the delegation President Chimaroke Udeichi of Enugu Nigeria Stake stated the aim of the courtesy visit and the essence of the partnership with the state government.

Elder Reynold explained that it will be a three-way partnership with the state government, the community and LDS Charities and every partner has an obligation to fulfill, ranging from establishing water committee with women being major part of the committee, providing geophysical surveys, and ensuring water analysis samples are tested. He emphasized the fact that the partnership will be sustained if every partner adheres to the partnership agreement, “If the communities with the support of the government keep their side of the bargain, then you stand a very good chance for us to continue with boreholes in Enugu”

HonorableCecliaEzilo the deputy Governor of Enugu state who very elated by the visit, thank LDS Charities for the potential partnership. “Let me first of all thank you for your free gift to mankind through your charity work as you observed that Enugu State is a priority area. The latter-day saint charity organization as we know is an organization which headquarters in Salt Lake City Utah. This organization has been acclaimed in its response to relieve requirements in times of war, disaster, displacements and in needs. This partnership with Latter-day Saints charities is highly appreciated and that is the provision of water borehole in different communities in our state Enugu. Water as we know is one of the essentials of live. The united nations in its proclamation says that water is life. Your hand of friendship came at a time that never can be. It couldn’t have been a better time than now. Now in Nigeria we have flood disaster, we have IDPs, High poverty level, high mortality rate occasion by water born disease. Your charity work in the provision of the borehole, thereby improving the wellbeing of our people. Be that as it may, the proposed signing of the partnership agreement with the state Government is still undergoing due process to meet up with the criteria as demanded by you. Enugu State government will continue to encourage you to relate with numerous communities in need in the state. As you are about to depart, please express the felicitations of the state Government to your people in Utah and other parts of the world. On behalf of the state Government, I say to you thank you and God bless you”

At Awka Anambra State the state Deputy governor Nkem C. Okeke was excited to welcome LDS Charities team led by President Peter Ezeigwe the Onitsha Nigeria Stake President.

The deputy governor who was said he has always known about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, from his days living in Enugu State, and narrated how the wife used to work as a caterer with the church while they were in Enugu. He was excited about the proposed project and said the government will do everything within their power to ensure the project becomes reality.

That water issue is a big problem here in INDEPENDENT LAYOUT axis,e.g IBUZA.