Local governments are constitutionally recognised as the third, in the 3 tier system of government in Nigeria. It has a constitutional responsibility to bring development to the people since it is intended to be grass root oriented and hence the most easily forgotten in terms of developmental growth.
Without prejudice to the administrative and fiscal arrangements designed to sustain it, the performance of local governments has in most cases fallen short of developmental efforts albeit due to no fault of theirs but to the high expectations of the upper tiers of government (Federal and State).
Access to the combination of safe drinking water and hygienic sanitation facilities is a pre-condition to health and for the success in the fight against poverty, hunger, child deaths and gender inequality and is also central to human rights and personal dignity of every human being. The eight millennium development goals (MDGs) and their 18 targets represent a commitment by the international community to address poverty and human development. Water as we know is everywhere but not enough to drink; women and children are faced each day with crossing great miles in search of water to drink and cook thence reducing the number of children going to school and the women having little time to build their capacity and do other chores. Water borne diseases arise as a result of such communities depending on streams, ponds as their only source of water which are also used for bathing and usage as waste disposal. One of the ways identified in curbing and reducing the pandemic is on provision of a sustainable water supply and sanitation management which ultimately must start from the home.
