Ogun to leverage technology for water management, says Dapo Abiodun’s aide

Damilola Otubanjo, the special adviser to Dapo Abiodun, governor of Ogun, on water resources, says the state government will adopt technology to enhance water management and supply.

Otubanjo spoke on Wednesday when she made an assessment tour of water generation facilities in Abeokuta, the state capital.

She reaffirmed the government’s commitment to quality assurance and sustainability, adding that plans are in place to improve the efficiency of the state water corporation.

“We need to have the process flow to make things more automated, and we need to explore the internet to see how we can leverage technology to make our processes more efficient,” she said.

“There is a need for us to adopt advanced technology; some of the processes are a bit outdated, so we need to look at how we can optimise and make them more efficient.

“There are a lot of challenges; clearly, there are many areas in the space of maintenance. We need to pay a lot of attention to quality assurance because, during my tour, I engaged with the team to understand the quality processes and the testing that they have to conduct.”

The special adviser said the government is planning to convert its several customers across the state who are still on flat and post-paid rates to pre-paid rates to boost the efficiency of the water corporation.

“There is also the issue of metering. We need to convert our customers who are on flat rates and post-paid plans to pre-paid plans. That way, we can gain significant value from the water we are producing,” she said.

“So, when we install pre-paid meters, it means you only pay for what you consume. They won’t suffer any sense of loss because they only pay for what they consume, so we need to make our system more efficient.”