Soji Ajibola, Ibadan
Oyo State Government has signed a pact with the United States of America based Charity l Latter Day Saint Charities to drill 100 modern boreholes in rural communities in the state.
The charity group had earlier in 2019, in collaboration with the State Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency, sunk 25 boreholes in different communities across the state.
Speaking during the presentation, which was held in his office in Ibadan on Tuesday, the Chairman, RUWASSA, Najeem Omirinde, said the affection showed by the charity group to the less privileged was a reflection of Godliness.
He said, “I write to express our profound gratitude for the unflinching support and humanitarian services to the state in the provision of clean water project since inception of the programme in 2015.
“I am aware that your charity organisation has provided 25 world class standard boreholes to the nooks and crannies of the state through the Oyo State Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency (RUWASSA), your organisation has demonstrated a high sense of commitment in the area of corporate social responsibility to uplift the standard of living of our people.
“As a state, we are proud of the partnership with you and looking forward for more robust and sustaining relationship in the future.”
Omirinde said the state was ready to dig over 100 boreholes across the state, especially in the rural communities with the support of the charity organisation. Speaking, the state’s Project Coordinator of Latter Day Saint Charities, Bishop Christopher Onwumah, said with God’s support, the request for 100 boreholes for the year 2020 project would be possible since the state was ready to pay the counterpart funding.
He disclosed that work would have started but for the restriction imposed on international traveling, which impeded the organisation’s foreign partners from arriving in Nigeria.
At the presentation were the state’s President of Latter Day Saint Charities, Olubukola Peter Apantaku; the General Manager RUWASSA, Mr Adeduntan Adeniyi; Director Communication, Mobilisation and Hygiene Education for RUWASSA, Mr Ayodele Adegoke and Alhaji Olayiwola Sikiru, who is the Director of Water Supply.