{"id":65473,"date":"2025-05-08T10:34:45","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T10:34:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=65473"},"modified":"2025-05-08T10:34:45","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T10:34:45","slug":"water-crisis-in-abuja-is-a-national-embarrassment-wike-others-must-act-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2025\/05\/08\/water-crisis-in-abuja-is-a-national-embarrassment-wike-others-must-act-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Water Crisis In Abuja Is a National Embarrassment, Wike, Others Must Act Now"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Ade Iyamoye\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Access to clean water is not a luxury \u2014 it is a basic human right. Yet, in Nigeria\u2019s capital city, thousands of residents are being forced to live without it.<\/p>\n

It is a tragedy that in 2025, residents of Nigeria\u2019s capital city, the seat of government and the pride of the nation, are crying out for water like beggars in their own land.<\/p>\n

From Kado Estate and Jahi to Wuse and Kado Kuchi, homes, schools, hospitals, and small businesses are starved of a basic necessity \u2014 clean water. This is not just an infrastructure failure. It is a moral failure. And those responsible must be held to account.<\/p>\n

The FCT Water Board has failed in its primary duty to provide consistent access to water for all. Residents report going weeks and months without a single drop from their taps.<\/p>\n

Many are forced to rely on private water vendors who exploit the crisis by charging outrageous prices, further deepening the suffering of the poor. It is a crisis that strips people of dignity, safety, and health.<\/p>\n

Where is the leadership of the Federal Capital Territory in all of this? What is Minister Nyesom Wike doing to address this gross injustice?<\/p>\n

The silence is deafening. His office must understand that fixing roads and building flyovers is not development if the people lack the water to drink, bathe, or cook.<\/p>\n

The well being of the people is the first business of governance. Capital development must mean more than beautifying Abuja. It must include safeguarding the everyday needs of the masses.<\/p>\n

This water crisis is not new. It is a chronic issue that has gone unaddressed for years.<\/p>\n

Successive administrations have paid lip service while pipelines decay and maintenance is ignored. Yet funds are budgeted annually. Where is the accountability?<\/p>\n

Let us be clear. Abuja\u2019s water scarcity is not just a local embarrassment. It is a national disgrace. If the capital of Africa\u2019s most populous country cannot provide water to its citizens, what hope is there for the rest of the nation?<\/p>\n

We call on Minister Nyesom Wike to step out of the comfort of silence and act with urgency and clarity.<\/p>\n

We call on the General Manager of the FCT Water Board to tell the people the truth and implement emergency solutions.<\/p>\n

The suffering of the masses must no longer be managed with statements. It must be solved with action.<\/p>\n

This is more than an appeal. It is a demand. Abuja\u2019s poor and vulnerable residents are being left behind. They deserve water. They deserve dignity. And they deserve leaders who care.<\/p>\n

Let this not be another story buried beneath bureaucracy. Let it be the turning point where Abuja begins to reflect the greatness Nigeria aspires to.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Ade Iyamoye\u00a0 Access to clean water is not a luxury \u2014 it is a basic human right. Yet, in Nigeria\u2019s capital city, thousands of residents are being forced to live without it. It is a tragedy that in 2025, residents of Nigeria\u2019s capital city, the seat of government and the pride of the nation, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":64902,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[176],"tags":[59],"class_list":["post-65473","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-opinion","tag-featured"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65473","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/32"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=65473"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65473\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":65474,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65473\/revisions\/65474"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/64902"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=65473"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=65473"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=65473"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}