The Federal Capital Territory, FCT Water Board has advised over 40, 000 customers to pay their bills or risk massive disconnection.
The acting General Manager of the agency, Daniel Salka Audu said the board was determined to increase its internally generated revenue in line with the directive of the Minister of the FCT.
He said the Board would, from next week, embark on a revenue drive and warned those who were owing to pay up or be ready to be disconnected.
He said the FCT Water Board was providing one of the best potable waters not only in Nigeria but also in the sub-region.
He further reminded customers that it took the Administration huge sums of money to achieve this.
He also called on the Customers to desist from giving the staff members money with the claim to help them pay.
Similarly, he warned staff members from doing the same and vowed that any staff members caught would be dealt with accordingly;
This he said would deter staff members from engaging in acts of corruption.
The GM therefore advised the customers to make use of its portal or go to the bank to offset their bills as no staff is allowed to collect cash from its customers.
He said that he would pursue with vigor the mandate of the agency which has the sole responsibility of providing safe, adequate and affordable water supply by the World Health Organization and Nigerian drinking water quality standards to residents of FCT.
Daniel Salka further added that the Board is desirous to improve service delivery in its supply coverage to FCT but this can only happen with the cooperation of its customers.
He decried the situation where some residents engage in illegal connection thereby reducing the pressure of water and subsequently affecting supply to the residents.
He reminded both the Staff and customers that the Board has an Act, the FCT Water Board Establishment Act(2017), which criminalizes illegal connections, diversions, and tempering with Water Meters among others and which can lead to fines and or imprisonment as may be determined by the FCT High Court