By Abdullahi Lukman
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Friday assured that the 140 million gallons per day (MGD) Adiyan water treatment plant will begin operations by 2026.
He also inaugurated a 1 MGD mini waterworks at Akilo, Ogba, aimed at providing water for about 100,000 residents of Agege, Ojokoro, Ogba, and surrounding areas.
The Akilo project was executed in collaboration with WaterAid, and the Governor described it as a model for scaling up clean water provision in Lagos.
Following the inauguration, Sanwo-Olu inspected the ongoing Adiyan waterworks project in Oke-Aro, Ogun State.
The project, consisting of Phases I and II, will have a combined capacity of 140 MGD once completed, with each phase producing 70 MGD.
An 8 km pipeline from Oke-Aro to Akute has already been laid to support the plant’s intake and treatment process.
The Governor thanked the Ogun State Government for granting right of ways for the pipeline and described the remaining 15 percent of the project—which includes installation of electromechanical equipment—as critical to achieving full operational efficiency.
He emphasized that the project will significantly improve water supply across Lagos, eventually serving over five million residents.
Sanwo-Olu noted that Phase I of the Adiyan plant, which was built over 50 years ago, will be revamped, while power for the facility will be gradually increased from 6–7 megawatts to 15–20 megawatts to support water distribution.
State Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, who assured of the government’s commitment to meeting Lagos’ water demand, noted that the Adiyan plant, part of the Lagos State Water Supply Master Plan, will source raw water from the Ogun River.
He said Phase II of the project, initiated in 2012, is designed to serve over five million people.
The Managing Director of Lagos Water Corporation, Mukhtaar Tijani, disclosed that significant progress has been made on the pipeline since the governor’s February inspection and expressed optimism that water will soon flow from the facility.
