CAPPA Calls on State Governments to Solve Water Inaccessibility in Nigeria

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Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has called on state governments to solve water inaccessibility in Nigeria. Over 400 million people across Africa still lack access to safe drinking water. CAPPA's executive director, Oluwafemi Akinbode, highlighted the issue during a press conference in Lagos, in collaboration with Our Water Our Right Coalition (OWORAC). The theme for this year's World Water Day is 'Water for Peace'.

Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa ( CAPPA ) has called on state governments to solve water inaccessibility in Nigeria . In an address to commemorate World Water Day 2024, Oluwafemi Akinbode , CAPPA ’s executive director, noted that over 400 million people across Africa still lack access to safe drinking water .

Akinbode spoke on Friday, in Lagos at a press conference organised in collaboration with Our Water Our Right Coalition (OWORAC), a group of civil society organisations, activists, local communities, and trade unionists from across Africa. “This year’s theme, ‘Water for Peace’, underscores the critical necessity of water for human survival and societal stability,” Akinbode said.“In Nigeria alone, a staggering 113 million people suffer from painful hardship and crippling deprivation of wate

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