The Association for Table Water Producers (ATWAP) has urged the Federal Government to address the increasing cost of nylon to halt further increases in the price of sachet water.
It said that the price of sachet water would continue to soar unless certain steps were taken by the Federal Government.
National President of the association, Dr Clementina Ativie, appealed, at the weekend, during an event to commemorate this year’s World Water Day, with the theme, “Water for Peace,” held at EXPOYO in Sango, Ibadan.
Ativie, who, however, urged Nigerians to bear with the rapid escalation of their production costs and the consequent increase in the price of sachet water, said that over 30,000 water producers were on the verge of closing down their factories.
According to her, the water producers were dismayed by the increasing cost of sachet water, which compelled Nigerians to seek alternatives that are largely not potable.
She warned that the consequences of people not being able to afford potable water were grave, especially regarding susceptibility to waterborne diseases and the proliferation of unregulated sachet water producers.
Ativie, therefore, urged the government to provide support for water producers to prevent the closure of water factories.
She also called for collaboration between regulatory agencies and ATWAP.
