Situating Community Participation in Water Governance
As part of the 2024 week of resistance against water privatisation, Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) organised a community parliament at its Lagos office on October 23, 2024. The gathering brought together over fifty (50) locals from different communities in Lagos State—including Baruwa, Abule-Egba, Ajegunle, Iludun, Ago-Egun, and Oshodi-Mafoluku—alongside representatives from the Lagos […]
OWORAC Moves Against Govts’ Plans To Privatise Water In Africa
Water Justice Over Profit: Communities, civil society, and trade unionists from across Africa demand equitable access to safe water, free from the dangers of privatisation. OWORAC is a network of community leaders, civil society, and trade unionists from nearly a dozen African countries who have found a common cause in the movement against water privatisation […]
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Press Statement: Fourth Annual Africa Week of Resistance Against Water Privatisation Kicks Off
Today marks the commencement of the fourth annual Africa Week of Action Against Water Privatisation, an initiative of the Our Water, Our Right African Coalition (OWORAC), aimed at uplifting the urgent need to address the continent’s water crises and exposing the dangers that privatisation and corporate control schemes pose to realising the human right to […]
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Galamsey: OWORAC Stands In Solidarity With The Ghanaian People, Demands An End To The Pollution Of Water Sources
The Our Water Our Right Coalition (OWORAC) stands in solidarity with the Ghanaian people protesting the devastating impact of illegal mining activities, locally known as galamsey, on water bodies, farming lands, aquatic/marine life and human health. We particularly affirm that access to clean and safe drinking water is an internationally recognised human right, therefore, we […]
CAPPA Decries 16-Year Concession Of Water Services At Tin-Can Island Port
The nongovernmental organisation noted that the concession agenda, driven by the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), the Federal Ministry of Transportation, the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC), and the Ministry of Finance, signals a worrying pattern of auctioning off essential public assets, particularly water infrastructure, under the guise of efficiency and increased revenue generation. It added […]
CAPPA Knocks NPA, Condemns Concession of Water Services at Tin Can Island Port
Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has criticised the Federal Government’s decision to privatise the Tin-Can Water Treatment plant by handing it over to Sandust Tincan Water Project Limited (STWP) under a 16-year concession agreement, saying it raises concerns about the indiscriminate sale of public utilities by the current government. According to news reports, […]
CAPPA’s Community Parliament in Iludun Spurs Visits from LASEPA, NNPCL
Following CAPPA’s initiative to organise a water parliament in Iludun, the community has recorded visits from the Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA) and alleged representatives of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL). This information was disclosed by the Chairman of the Iludun Community Development Association (CDA), Pastor Ikupolusi, during a visit to the […]
Nigeria’s Urgent Need for Increased Government Funding in the Water Sector
In Nigeria, walk two kilometres in any direction, and you’ll likely encounter at least three boreholes. Boreholes and wells have now become ubiquitous features in communities, symbolising the nation’s struggle with water access. But why, in a land abundant with water resources, do boreholes and wells define our landscape? Dry taps have become relics, haunting […]
Lagos Water Corporation’s Propaganda Against Sacked Workers Disappointing, Says CAPPA
Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has expressed shock and disappointment over what it described as the Lagos Water Corporation (LWC) management’s mischievous propaganda regarding the payment of entitlements to 391 workers recently served letters of disengagement by the corporation. CAPPA’s criticism comes in response to a recent statement by the Managing Director of […]
OWORAC Commemorates World Water Day 2024
On the occasion of World Water Day 2024, observed on March 22, the Our Water Our Right Coalition – a group and network of pro-public water advocates, labour unionists, activists, and communities across Africa – convened a hybrid press conference to commemorate the day and its theme, “Water for Peace’’. In his opening remark at […]
