How will you provide sustainable clean drinking water to underserved communities?
I hear you. No family should have to walk far or pay daily for water. I will launch a National Rural Water Supply Initiative, working with state and local governments to drill solar-powered motorized boreholes and build community water treatment plants. Where wells dry up in the dry season, I'll also pursue deep-aquifer drilling, rainwater harvesting infrastructure, and small earth dams, so your community has clean water close to home, year-round.
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p. 3 Introduction Atiku Abubakar: Answers to questions from the public 2026-10-02 ›
Q9: My community has no reliable source of clean drinking water, and some families walk long distances or buy water every day. How will you provide sustainable clean water to communities like ours? Answer: My administration will launch a National Rural Water Supply Initiative, collaborating with state and local governments to drill solar-powered motorized boreholes and construct community water treatment plants. Q10: The water we drink and fish from is contaminated. What will you do to provide safe water and prevent people, especially children, from becoming sick? Answer: M policy strengthens water quality enforcement agencies, strictly penalizes industrial waste dumping in rivers, and distributes community point-of-use water purification systems to curb waterborne illnesses. Q11: Our community has poor drainage and waste disposal. What will you do to improve sanitation and prevent flooding and disease?