The Federal Government has disclosed that this year’s World Water Day scheduled to start next week would focus on sustainable economic growth. A statement released by the Director of Information, Ministry of Water Resources, Mrs. Margaret Imoh, indicated that the theme for the celebration ‘Water and Jobs’ would help to proffer future solutions to water related issues with a focus on the role of water in creating an enabling environment for quality jobs and livelihood. Imoh stated: “The Federal Government of Nigeria is set to mark the 2016 World Water Day. It is an annual event celebrated all over the world on every 22nd of March. . “In 1993, the United Nations General Assembly designated 22 March as the first World Water Day. 23 years on, World Water Day is celebrated around the world every year, shining the spotlight on a different issue. It’s a day to celebrate water. It’s a day to make a difference for the members of the global population who suffer from water related issues. It’s a day to prepare for how we manage water in the future. “This year’s World Water Day theme is: Water and jobs, it focuses on the central role that water plays in creating and supporting good quality jobs. Also, it focuses on how enough quantity and quality of water can change workers’ lives and their livelihoods and to transform societies and the nation’s economies”, she added. Imoh explained further that there would be a sensitisation walk anchored by the minister, Engr. Suleiman Adamu and the Permanent Secretary, Mrs. Rabi Jimetta to flag off the day’s activities on Monday from the Federal Secretariat to the headquarters of National Television Authority by 8 a.m
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