Waiting for water on the Banks of the Benue

Inquiry reveals that Makurdis water woes are far from over, AMETO AKPE, supported by a grant from the Pulitzer center on crisis reporting writes that poor planning and governance continues to enable the crisis.The inhabitants of Makurdi, capital town of Benue State located in north-central Nigeria, have waited for almost three decades for access to safe drinking water. Teased by the unfulfilled promises of one administration after the other, they have watched billions in naira squandered on projects that either never see the light of day or being flawed and poorly planned bring no real relief or at best only short-lived respite. Though this scenario is replicated all over the country, Makurdi is peculiar, as the town sits on the banks of one of Nigerias largest rivers, the Benue, from which the state derives its name. Add your comment
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