Daily Trust

Lagos blames water supply disruption on power outage

- From Abdullatee­f Aliyu, Lagos

Lagos Water Corporatio­n has apologized to the residents of the State over the present disruption of Water supply being experience­d across the state.

The corporatio­n said the situation was caused by epileptic power supply from the LWC Independen­t Power Plant (IPP), Akute.

City News reports that some residents under the LWC water scheme have been complainin­g over the disruption in water supply in their areas.

Giving update on the situation in a statement on Friday, it said the epileptic power supply had adversely affected water production and supply at the LWC major Waterworks.

The management however restated its commitment towards uninterrup­ted water supply, and reassured Lagosians that efforts were being made to rectify the problem and stabilize its operations.

It urged the general public to continue to have trust and confidence in the Corporatio­n towards improved service delivery, saying water supply will be restored soon.

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