#2011Social Diary
March 22, 2011 at 2:35pm
Water
for Cities: Responding to Urban Challenges
Thank
God! This years’ world water day celebration is coming in such a time as this
that is an election year.
The
objective of World Water Day 2011 is to focus international attention on the
impact of rapid urban population growth, industrialization and uncertainties
caused by climate change, conflicts and natural disasters on urban water
system; and to identify with millions of people worldwide (particularly
urban dwellers) who suffer water poverty; hence the theme: Water for
Cities: Responding to Urban challenge. (#2011)
The
Situation
It
is worrisome that each second, the urban population grows by 2 people. This is
the first time in human history that most of the world’s population live in
cities: 3.3 billion people…and 38% if the growth is represented by expanding
slums, while the city populations are increasing faster than city
infrastructure can adapt…women and children walk 40 billion hours per year
carrying unsafe water weighing 18kg;…
Parties
instead of campaigning about issue they keep saying irrelevant thing, was
watching a campaign rally held in Osogbo yesterday (21st March) of one of the
political parties, and the only thing they could say was to advised their
followers particularly their female followers to dress seductively on elections
day because men in their strongest opposition party are womanizers…haba! Is
that an issue, when you are suppose to be telling the people how you will bring
food, water and other necessity of life to their home.
The
state of portable water is a thing of great concern, was expecting they parties
that carried out their campaigns this week to cash on the celebration of world
water day to sell their mandate. If in Urban cities there are no affordable
sources of drinking water, what would the story be in the rural areas? For me
the major reason I might not vote for my incumbent governor is on the issue of
water imagine that a state housing the second largest river in Nigeria, with no
affordable source of water, the masses has to pay heavily to get drinking water
which at times they are not sure of its safety. On assumption of office he
promised to expand on the existing water project, he will construct 500,000 VIP
latrines and it will be in use at the celebration of the second anniversary of
his regime, lo and behold he is left with two months and the project is still
not completed… he is leaving us in a worst condition than he met us because the
renovation has made water situation terrible in the state…. No latrines at all! (Even now inn 2013 I do not think anything as change, he now planning to go to the Senate)
As
we march in mass to vote let’s put in mind those that we give us good drinking
water, because with affordable source of water, many killer diseases (cholera,
diahorea, and many intestinal diseases) etc will be reduced… with
one voice lets demand for effective political leadership, demand for our rights
to have safe water supply, adequate sanitation services in our schools, health
institutions, public places. All by the power of our thumbs! My Vote go change
naija. (2015 is close by again)
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