The increase in the price of sachet water popularly known as pure water has left many Nigerians in shock.
Nigerians would never believe that in their lifetime they would have to sweat before they can buy pure water.
What could make pure water this expensive? Many some heap loads of blame on the water producers, others say it is the rising exchange rate.
Now, the producers have spoken up on the reason for the recent hike in the price of sachet water popularly known as pure water.
World Water Day
The National President of the Association for Table Water Producers (ATWAP), Clementina Ativie, spoke at an event on Friday, March 22, 2024.
It was the World Water Day 2024.
Ativie explained that the current price was due to the rising cost of nylon and the general cost of production.
She subsequently called on the federal government to address the increasing cost of nylon to halt further increases in the prices of sachet water.
Ativie explained that nylon was the primary material for packaging water. According to her, there is no viable alternative.
ATWAP’s Appeal
She said that over 30,000 water producers were on the verge of closing down their factories.
“Just last month, I addressed a press conference in Lagos where ATWAP appealed to the federal government to save the water industry from total collapse.
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“The government should provide financial support to the association to enhance the business of our members, numbering over 30,000 water producers across the country.
“This will also address the rapid escalation of our production costs.
“It will make sachet water, popularly known as pure water, almost unaffordable for the masses,” she stated.
