This work is licensed under a
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
[1] Rutten, M & Mwangi, M. (2009). Ignoring Microbial Contamination. Another Inconvenient Truth? Challenges in Managing Africa's Water Crisis. African Studies Center Info Sheet, No 5. Leiden: The Netherlands. Available at: http: /www. ascleiden. nl.
[2] Alhassan, H & Kwakwa, P. A. (2014). When Water is Scarce: The Perception of Water Quality and Effects on the Vulnerable. Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development, 4(1), 43-50.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/washdev.2013.140[3] Farkas, A., et al. (2012). Opportunistic Pathogens and Faecal Indicators in Drinking Water Associated Biofilms in Cluj, Romania., Journal of Water and Health. 10 (3): 471-483.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/wh.2012.148[4] Al Moosa, M. E, et al. (2015). Microbiological Quality of Drinking Water From Water Dispenser Machines., International Journal of Environmental Science and Development, 6 (9): 710-713.
[5] United Nations Commission on Human Rights et al. (2010). The Right to Water. Office of The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCR). Available at: www. ohchr. org. (Accessed, July 8, 2015).
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1163/1570-6664_iyb_sim_org_40276[6] Lalzad, K. (2007). An Overview of the Global Water Problems and Solutions. Available From: http: /gotaman. com [Accessed: 26 February 2014].
[7] Nwankwoala, H. O. (2011). Localizing the Strategy for Achieving Rural Water Supply and Sanitation in Nigeria. African Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 5(13): 1170-1176.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5897/ajestx11.011[8] Stockholm International Water Institute [(Siwi] (N. D). Several Reports. http: /www. siwi. org.
[9] Rachidi, M. F. (2014). Challenges of Water Management towards Socio-Economic Development in Sub-Saharan Africa. Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, 5(27): 1391-1396.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5901/mjss.2014.v5n27p1391[10] IMF (2015). World Economic and Financial Surveys (Regional Economic Outlook) Sub-Saharan Africa: Navigating Headwinds. Washington, DC: International Monetary Fund Publication Services.
[11] Central Intelligence Agency (2015). The World Factbook: Nigeria. Available at: https: /www. cia. gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2119. html.
[12] Lamipiran, B. (N. D). List of Sub-Saharan African Countries. Available at: http: /www. ucsiuniversity. edu. my/pdf/forms/klcampus/subsaharanafricacountries. pdf.
[13] Anaele, C. (2014). Governance and Under-Development of Sub-Sahara Africa. Historical Research Letter, 11(-): 41-46.
[14] Federal Republic of Nigeria (2004). National Water Policy. Abuja: Federal Government Printer.
[15] Noyoo, N. (2000). Ethnicity and Development in Sub-Saharan Africa. Journal of Social Development in Africa 15(2): 55-67.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4314/jsda.v15i2.23859[16] World Commission on Environment and Development. (1987). Our Common Future. New York: Oxford University Press.
[17] Estes, R. (1993). Toward Sustainable Development: From Theory to Praxis., Social Development Issues 15(3): 1-29.
[18] Okeke, R.C. (2014). The State, Education and Sustainable Development in Nigeria: Some Critical Policy Options., International Journal of Social Sciences and Education 4(4): 809-817.
[19] Cornelissen, A. M. G. et al. (2001). Assessment of the Contribution of Sustainability Indicators to Sustainable Development: A Novel Approach Using Fuzzy Set Theory. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 86(2), 173-185.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/s0167-8809(00)00272-3[20] Bockstaller, C. et al (1997). Use of Agro-Ecological Indicators for the Evaluation of Farming Systems. European Journal of Agronomy, 7 (1-3): 261-270.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/s1161-0301(97)00041-5[21] Silvert, W. (1997). Ecological Impact Classification with Fuzzy Sets. Ecological Modelling 96 (1-3): 1-10.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/s0304-3800(96)00051-8[22] Graaf, De H. J & Musters, C.J.M. (1998). Opportunities for Sustainable Development. Theory, Methods and Regional Applications, Ph.D. Thesis, Leiden University, The Netherlands.
[23] Acemoglu, D & Robinson, J. A. (2012). Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity and Poverty. New York: Crown Publishers.
[24] Presthus, R. (1975). Public Administration. New York: The Ronald Press.
[25] Henry, N. (2004). Public Administration and Public Affairs. New Delhi: Prentice-Hall of India.
[26] Anderson, J.E. (1997). Public Policy Making: An Introduction. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
[27] Dye, T.R. (1978). Understanding Public Policy. Englewood Cliffs: Prentice Hall.
[28] Chandler, R. C & Plano, J C. 1988. The Public Administration Dictionary. Santa Barbara, Ca: Abc-Clio.
[29] Aghedo, I. (2014). Old Wine in a New Bottle: Ideological and Operational Linkages between Maitatsine and Boko Haram Revolts in Nigeria, African Security, 7(4): 229-250.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/19392206.2014.977169[30] Omonona, B. T & Ajiboye, A. J. (2011). Linking Poverty Incidence to Water Resources Use: Policy Implications and Remedies, Using Nigeria as Case Study. Journal of Economics and Sustainable Development, 2(4): 154-162.
[31] Makinde, T. (2005). Problems of Policy Implementation in Developing Nations: The Nigerian Experience. Kamla-Raj Journal of Social Sciences, 11(1): 63-69.
[32] Olaiya, T.A. (2010). The Roles and Responsibilities of Public Officials in Public Policy Formulation and Implementation. International Journal of Studies in the Humanities. 7(8): 37-46.
[33] Heywood, A. (2007). Politics. New York. Palgrave Foundations.
[34] Soussan, John, et al. (2006). Linking Poverty Reduction and Water Management., United Nations Development Programme Stockholm Environment Institute Poverty-Environment Partnership.
[35] Freitas, A. (2013). Water as a Stress Factor in Sub-Saharan Africa. European Union Institute of Security Studies Brief (12).
[36] Carles, A. (2009). Water Resources in Sub-Saharan Africa. Paper Prepared for the Peace With Water, Conference, 12-13 February, Brussels, Belgium.
[37] World Health Organization. (2015). Water-Related Diseases. Available at: http: /www. who. int/water_sanitation_health/diseases/en/. (Accessed July 09, 2015).
[38] Bain, R. et al. (2014). Fecal Contamination of Drinking-Water in Low and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis., Tropical Medicine and International Health 19 (8): 917–927.
[39] World Health Organization. (2008). Guidelines for Drinking-Water Quality. Available at: http: /www. who. int/water_sanitation_health/dwq/gdwq3rev/en/. (Accessed July 09, 2015).