Bwari Gets Treated Water As Tinubu Unveils 198km Supply Network
Dr. Nafisat Makinɗe, Abuja
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday commissioned the 198 kilometre Bwari Township Water Supply Network, linking Bwari and surrounding communities to treated water from the Lower Usuma Dam and pledging to extend similar projects to Kuje, Kwali, Gwagwalada and Abaji before the end of his administration.
Details of the project were contained in a statement issued by Deputy Director of Press in the Office of the FCT Minister, Rabi Musa Umar, who said the water network will provide potable water to Bwari and surrounding communities, including Ushafa, Aji, Zuma, Gaba and Kuchikau, while reducing reliance on untreated water sources. The project was commissioned in Bwari on Tuesday, July 14.
Tinubu said access to clean water is a basic necessity, describing it as “a fundamental right, not a luxury.” He said the project followed his directive to the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, to address water challenges in Bwari and noted that the network had created more than 1,600 direct and indirect jobs while helping to reduce waterborne diseases and the cost of private boreholes. He urged residents to protect the facility, describing it as a public asset built for their benefit.
Wike said the extension of potable water to satellite towns began after Tinubu directed the FCT Administration during the second anniversary of the administration in 2025 to improve water access beyond the city centre. He said the Bwari project demonstrated that the administration was investing in sectors beyond road construction and announced that the 17 kilometre Bwari Kubwa Road would be commissioned before the end of the year.
The minister said the Bwari Water Supply Network is the 50th project commissioned since he assumed office and disclosed that the FCT Administration plans to inaugurate 10 additional projects before political campaigns for the 2027 general election begin. He said governance should improve the lives of citizens through the provision of essential infrastructure.
Minister of State for the FCT, Dr. Mariya Mahmoud, described the project as the fulfilment of a government commitment to expand access to essential infrastructure. She said improved access to clean water would enhance public health, strengthen livelihoods and improve residents’ confidence in government, while commending President Tinubu and Wike for supporting infrastructure development in satellite communities.
Acting Executive Secretary of the Federal Capital Development Authority, Engr. Richard Yunana Dauda, said the contract for the project was awarded to CGC Nigeria Limited in August 2025. He said the project forms part of the FCT Master Plan to expand potable water supply to satellite towns and complement the Greater Abuja Water Project, with coverage extending to Bwari and neighbouring communities including Ushafa, Aji, Zuma, Gaba and Kuchikau.
First Lady Oluremi Tinubu also attended the commissioning ceremony, where she offered prayers for peace, healing and national progress.