2027: Groups Fault Political Parties Over Silence On Nigeria’s Water Crisis

Water rights groups and the Amalgamated Union of Public Corporations, Civil Service Technical and Recreational Services Employees (AUPCTRE) have challenged political parties campaigning for the 2027 general elections to unveil clear plans to guarantee universal access to potable water for Nigerians.
The groups also demanded explanations from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) over the failure to deliver on its 2023 Renewed Hope Manifesto commitment that, by the end of the decade, no Nigerian would live more than five minutes from a clean water source.
They expressed concern that access to clean water in Nigeria remains at about 29.90 per cent, while institutional fragmentation...