Lagos water concession, prepaid meters’ll deepen hardship — CAPPA

… Demands publication of CHEC-Naston MoU, suspension of prepaid metering By Chioma Obinna
Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa, CAPPA, has warned the Lagos State Government against moves to concession parts of the state’s public water infrastructure, saying the policy could deepen hardship for residents and undermine access to affordable and reliable water.
CAPPA’s warning followed the state government’s signing of a one-year Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, with China Harbour Engineering Company, CHEC, and Naston Engineering Nigeria Limited to scope and define components of a water infrastructure programme within the Lekki Concession Area.
Under the arrangement...