Enugu On Air Personalities, OAPs have thrown their weight behind the water on wheels initiative; a project by Ingrace Group to help ameliorate the challenges of potable water supply in Enugu metropolis and its environs.
EnuguOAPsHangOut is a group that gathers various Radio Personalities in Enugu with membership of over 40 OAPs.
The organization is set, to amongst many other things,
provide a common platform for all Radio Program Presenters in Enugu where ideas are shared and professional growth enhanced, uplift the profession and its practitioners through seminars, training and events etc, promote collaboration and solidarity amongst practitioners, promote economic development of the state by guiding media practitioners to engage in research based reporting and dissemination of authentic information in order to keep the public well informed on economic and developmental issues, amongst others.
The body organised the famous Enugu Industry Night, which gathered all Radio Stations, veterans and stakeholders in the industry in Enugu to celebrate their strides in the industry in May 2021. The event featured awards, music and showcase of various impactful Radio programs.
Through the EnuguOAPsHangOut many Radio Presenters are networking, collaborating and engaging better to promote progress within the industry and the society at large.
Commenting on the water on wheels initiative which was flagged off by the Executive Governor of Enugu State, Rt Hon. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi on 26th November, 2021, EnuguOAPsHangOut Chairman, Uche Gabriel, said “the project by Ingrace Group represents what we have been saying on air, it’s time for everyone to start thinking solutions and support in whatever way they can.
“This is a private sector driven initiative to ameliorate the water crisis in Enugu, we are totally behind it because its progressive and as OAPs who are progressive, we think we should partner with him, we are promoting what he’s doing online and we love the project.”
Speaking at the launch, Chinedu Onu, the founder/President of Ingrace group of companies said Water on wheels is one of the subsidiaries of their organisation and will “compliment the efforts of the state government.
“We’re aware of the efforts of the administration of Rt. Hon Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, the Governor of Enugu State in ensuring that the water problem in Enugu State is solved.”
Onu also stated that their depot (which they purchased) is located at 9th mile corner (which has the best water in the state) and they have “two functional boreholes which will be doubled in the coming weeks.
“The company also has in its fleet, 25 water tankers and in the coming weeks, the number will increase to over 100.
“The citizens can now be sure of the source of their water and this will help in solving the problem of water-borne disease,” he said.
The platform allows customers to book for water online by downloading the app.
“We have developed an app named ‘Water On Wheels’ which is available on apple store and goggle play store. Once any customer download and install the app, he should take note of the delivery address because that means where the water will be delivered and not basically where you live except where your residential address is your delivery address.
“Customers will be made to pay online and a driver will be assigned to you and within 3-4 hours, your water will arrive at your doorstep,” Lawrence Ibeabuchi Ede, the Admin Manager of Ingrace Group said, while explaining how the initiative works.
During the launch, the Group Chairman of Ingrace Group announced scholarship programme for 20 girls from the community where there the depot of water on wheels is located at 9th mile while 10 persons were lucky to get free water delivered to them after they emerged successful in the raffle draw.
