Imo State Government has signed a pact with the United States Agency for International Development, USAID, for the purpose of providing potable water to residents.
The event, which was conducted virtually between USAID Mission Director, Stephen Haykins, and Governor Hope Uzodimma, took place at the Government House, Owerri.
Governor Uzodimma expressed joy on the successful signing of the Memorandum of Understanding, explaining that the principal objective was to provide clean, potable water to Imo people.
With the MoU, over 100,000 Imo households will have unhindered access to clean drinking water in the next one year.
Uzodinma also regretted that water which is a life necessity has eluded Imo people over the years.
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The USAID Mission Director expressed satisfaction in partnering with Imo State Government on the provision of clean drinking water.
Provision of clean water is one of the cardinal policies of Governor Uzodinma’s administration.
(Editor: Paul Akhagbemhe)
