{"id":119353,"date":"2025-06-02T07:17:50","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T06:17:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=119353"},"modified":"2025-06-02T07:17:50","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T06:17:50","slug":"wike-appeals-for-calm-over-partial-disruption-of-water-supply","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/wike-appeals-for-calm-over-partial-disruption-of-water-supply\/","title":{"rendered":"Wike Appeals for Calm Over Partial Disruption of Water Supply\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">By Lizzy Chirkpi<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Despite ongoing rehabilitation work on two of the Federal Capital Territory\u2019s (FCT) four water treatment plants, the Minister, Mr Nyesom Wike, has appealed to residents in Abuja city centre and its surrounding satellite towns to be patient with the disruption of the water supply ensuring everything was under control.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Minister made the revelation via a statement released on Sunday, June 1, 2025, by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media, Lere Olayinka, the Minister said the rehabilitation is critical to restoring the plants to optimal performance, as they are currently operating below installed capacity.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He said that only two of the four water treatment plants Phases 3 and 4 were currently operational, while Phases 1 and 2 have been temporarily shut down to allow for the replacement and reinstallation of electro-mechanical components.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cAs a result, residents will experience partial disruption in water supply, not a total shutdown,\u201d Wike stated. \u201cWater will be rationed over the next two weeks to ensure fair distribution across the city.\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Although he assured that measures were being taken to reduce hardship during the Sallah celebration, hence the two plants under rehabilitation will be temporarily switched on to boost supply for residents during the festive period.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The rehabilitation contract was awarded to Messrs SCC Nigeria Limited, and work is already at an advanced stage. 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