The Sokoto Water Board has not been able to pump water through the pipeline network since contractors stopped supplying expensive diesel to pump water.
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Ale also said that many unlicensed private drilling operators have begun charging exorbitant fees for their services to the detriment of Nigerians.
Ale, who tasked the Federal Government on a more productive valuing of water for development in all ramifications, urged the relevant government owned development agencies to urgently realise the need to value and use water for very productive ventures
Acute water scarcity has hit Lokoja and its environs following the shutdown of the greater Lokoja water treatment plant by the state government since March 27.
The Head of Mission, Luis Eguiluz, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja on Wednesday that the situation was increasing the cases of water borne diseases, especially as the rainy season sets in.
A statement by the Kogi State Ministry of Water Resources on Tuesday in Lokoja said the damage was on the pipeline from the Greater Lokoja Water Works connecting Tank A at the Ganaja Juncttion