Okwe Obi, Abuja
As Nigeria joins the rest of the world to mark the 3rd anniversary of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a group, the Civil Society Coalition on Sustainable Development (CSCSD) has appealed to the Senate to pass the Water Resources Bill which is captured in SDGs 6.
NSCSD’s National Coordinator, Dr. David Winjobio, made the appeal, in Abuja, on Wednesday, at a roundtable discourse to ascertain the level of development concerning the water situation in the country.
Winjobio said the bill should not be politicised.
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His words, “In fairness, the benefits of the bill outweighs its demerits. We implore the Senate to understand the importance of the bill in contributing towards the socio-economic development and ecosystem sustainable of our country.
“The Senate, taking a cue from the House of Representatives that has passed it into law with due consultations with stakeholders, should know that passing the bill into law is for the benefit of all Nigerians towards effective, efficient and sustainable water resources management and contributing to the realisation of the SDG,” he added.
To facilitate the process, CSCSD Chairman, Board of Trustees, Rev. Fr. Patrick Ngoyi, called on the media to sensitise the public on the merits of the bill to national development and also allay the fears of those think that when passed, the bill would deprived them from having access to water for domestic and commercial use.