May 31, 2026
By Gabriel Ewepu
AS the legendary and iconic Nigerian musician of blessed memory, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, puts it, “water no get enemy”, and now a globally accepted expression about the importance of the number one liquid God gave to humanity.
Unfortunately, this precious treasure of God is hard to access in Nigeria as safe drinking water, irrigation purposes, and other industrial uses, which ironically, every year, Nigeria joins the rest of the world to commemorate World Water Day, as she also marked the 2026 edition held on March 22,2026, with the theme, ‘Water and Gender: Where Water Flows, Equality Grows’.
Meanwhile, these commemorations come with a lot of policy statements and goodwill messages to reflect on the Day while the water debacle continues to frustrate Nigerians despite having abundance of water resources. Sadly, in Nigeria the deficit in water supply is overwhelmingly alarming as millions of Nigerians do not have access to clean and drinkable water.
