A federal lawmaker has announced that he is constructing 10 deep wells in some towns and villages in his constituency.
Umar Muda Lawal represents Toro Federal Constituency of Bauchi State in the Federal House of Representatives,
Announcing the project on his Twitter account, Lawal noted that he embarked on the project in response to the popular demand of his constituents.
According to Hon. Umar Muda Lawal@Hon_UMLยท“This time we are going outside the box to construct 10 Deep Wells in 10 rural towns and villages of Toro LGA. Because Traditional Wells are often more reliable and lasts longer than any modern small-scale water supply system. Most Wells today are centuries old and still working.
For someone that has to go as far as 10 kilometres to fetch water, a single well close could mean the world. You may not appreciate it but we can’t stand and watch our people suffer. We are looking for ways to ameliorate their situation as we figure out a lasting solution.
You confidently condemn our Deep Well strategy without regards to the situation, or how the project was funded. What we do is a crisis response necessitated from the health risk associated to critical water scarcity. Our people will not die waiting for fancy solutions.
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