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How Nestle Nigeria contaminates water supply of its host community in Abuja
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ON April 14, 2016, @Nestle Nigeria assembled a team of geological experts, businessmen and politicians to witness the commissioning of a N5.6 billion water factory in Manderegi, an agrarian community in Abaji local government area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
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At the event, Nestle Nigeria promised to provide free access to potable water for not fewer than 1,000 residents of the community and improve technical competencies locally by establishing a technical training centre for the youths in Abaji.
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It was later we realised that the water project located at the outskirts of the village was not built to solve our water problem but to serve as a tool of propaganda. -Garba Seidu, Manderegi Community Chief
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The Manderegi community has experienced a persistent water scarcity for over twenty years. Despite, several borehole projects launched by the federal government within this period, their usefulness has been short-lived.
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“I have to trek every morning and evening to get water from the stream with my friends and sibling. The road to the stream is rough and hilly, and with water on my head, I usually feel dizzy and exhausted,” 18-year-old, Sadiu Salihu said.
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The landscape of Manderegi has changed visibly since @NestleCWARset up their factory in 2016.
Unregulated discharge of effluents from the factory has created a gully erosion that rendered roads in the community inaccessible and destroyed farmlands.
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Oluwafemi Ojo, the Human Resources Manager at @Nestle Waters, Abaji declined to comment on the issue raised.
“You will have to give me a document to substantiate the claims you’ve made so I can send it to the corporate headquarters in Lagos for their response
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