There was
a mild drama in Pallam Village of Madagali Local Government Area of Adamawa on
Friday when a newly sunk borehole failed to pump water during its formal
inauguration by the state Commissioner for Water Resources.
The
Commissioner, Julius Kadala, who represented the state governor at the
occasion, was shocked and felt embarrassed when water failed to flow from the
hand pump after several minutes of pumping by him.
The News
Agency of Nigeria reports that other dignitaries, including members of the
state House of Assembly and traditional rulers, also looked visibly embarrassed
by the incident.
The water
project was initiated and sponsored by United States based non- governmental
organisation “Zumunta Association, Washington DC chapter” for Pallam community,
which is among areas recovered from Boko Haram insurgents.
“This is
embarrassing and unfortunate; I want to draw the attention of Zumunta
Association that this borehole it donated is not functional,” Mr. Kadala said.
He
directed that the contractor that handled the project be invited to tackle the
problem.
Also
speaking, Yusuf Muhammed, Chairman of Madagali Local Government Council,
expressed displeasure, adding that if the council had been involved in the
project, it would have ensured that the right thing was done.
“If we
have been informed from the beginning of the project, we could have monitored
the work to its logical conclusion.” Mr. Muhammed said.
Responding
on behalf of the organisation, Hazial Haniel, the supervisor of the project,
said that he was not ruling out the possibility of act of sabotage.
“I am
highly surprised about this development as this morning before your arrival, I
took bath with water from the pump,” Mr. Haniel said.
He said
that he would send a situation report to the initiator for necessary action.
(NAN)
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