Water-borne diseases loom in Afeyin-Olukuta community - Residents

Date: 2011-06-14

Residents of Afeyin-Olokuta Community in the Ilorin East Local Government area of Kwara state have called on both the local and state governments in the state to come to their rescue and save them from the imminent outbreak of water-born diseases in the area.

Speaking with the Nigerian Tribune when the correspondent visited the community recently, a community leader in the area, Alagba Alli Akano, said the area lacked potable water supply, adding that the borehole provided by the government had long stopped functioning to supply water for the use of the people.

The community leader, who said that the people of the area had resorted to digging well to get water supply, added that they were open to water borne diseases since the source of the water was not treated.

He also lamented that their children and wards went on long journey in search of water as those with dug wells were not many in the agrarian community, while calling on the governments to provide potable water supply for them to ameliorate their sufferings.

Akano also said the people looked up to the new administration in the state to solve their problems having suffered neglect by past administrations in the state.

The community leader, who said the area has only one primary and secondary school, added that the school could no longer accommodate the growing population of pupils in the community, calling on the government to establish more primary and secondary schools in the area.

“We could have embarked on construction of more schools in the area, but we are financially incapacitated. We are poor peasant farmers and we want our children to be educated to provide us better living standard in the nearest future,” he said.

He also said that the access road leading to the community is bad and un-motorable, adding that the school teachers in the area always put sand and stones on dangerous spots to make thems passable especially during rainy season.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Yahaya Oloriegbe     Farouk Salim     Zara Umar     Oro Grammar School     Ijakadi     Bureau Of Lands     Olosi Of Osi     Elerin Of Erin-Ile     Chief Imam Of Lafiagi     Jumoke Monsura Gafar     Ajike People Support Centre     Okoolowo     Oba Abdulkadir La\'aro     Madawaki     Valsolar Consortium     Azeez Salawu     Olushola Saraki     EndSARS     Olawuyi     Roseline Oni Aremu     Isiaka Gold     Yahaya Dumoye     Sheikh Ariyibi     Oke-Kura     Makama Of Ilorin     Yusuf Lanre Badmas     Yusuf Badmus     Chief Imam Of Omu-Aran     Ayobola Ipinlaiye     Lanre Aremu     Raliat Elelu-Habeeb     Yunus Lawal     Sidikat Akaje     Offa Grammer School     Nigeria Foundation For Artificial Intelligence     Razak Atunwa     IF-K     Oke-Ogun     Aso Ofi     PPS     Police Commissioner     Kayode Yusuf     Saeedat Aliyu     Alfa Modibbo Belgore     Plat Technologies     Modibbo Kawu     Olofa Of Offa     March 28     Kwara 2023     Junior Secondary School Certificate Examinations     Aliyu U. Tilde     Tunde Yusuf     Www.Kwarareports.com     Moronfoye     Mary Kemi Adeosun     Ahmad Olayiwola Kamaldeen     Ayo Opadokun     Ogidi-Oloje     UTME     Teachers Specific Allowance     Kwara Metro Park     Y.A. Abdulkareem     Obayomi Azeez     Federal College Of Education (Special), Afon     NaAllah     Olukotun Of Ikotun     Igbomina     Prince Mahe Abdulkadir     Kumbi Titiloye     Towobola Abdulrahman Toyin     AbdulQowiy Olododo     Kazeem Oladepo     EFCC     Yomi Ogunsola     Rebecca Olanrewaju     Ishola Moses Abiodun     Modibo Kawu    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Share     AbdulRahman Saad     Emmanuel Bello     Dorcas Afeniforo     Tayo Alao     Olateju Lukman     Tafida Of Kaiama     Zaratu Umar     Oyun     Yekini Adio     Sun Qing Rong     Oyelere Oyinloye     Ella Supreme Tissue Paper     Al-Adaby     Magaji Nda     Ramadhan     Gbenga Adebayo     Kaiama     Ilorin Innovation Hub     Vasolar Consortium     Marufat Oladosu     Dele Belgore     Nigeria Customs Service     Taofeek Sanusi     Saadu Alanamu     Moshood Kashimawo Abiola     Pakata Development Association     Kunle Okeowo     Kwara State Football Association     Saba Jibril     International Public Sector Accounting Standards     Ibrahim Orire     Chief Imam Of Offa     Senate Presidency     Musbau A. Akanji     Okin Biscuit     Vasolar-Kwara Company Ltd     April 11     Nurudeen Muhammed     Wasiu Onidugbe     Riskat Opakunle     Kwara North     Bolakale Saka     Aminat Ahmed     Ilorin South Constituency     Abdulganiyu AbdulAzeez     Abubakar Aliagan     Seed Technologies     Alfa Belgore     Hassan Taiye Salam     Alao Ayotunde     Ajikobi     Salihu Yahaya     Vasolar     Orire     Isiaka Rafiu Mope     Lithium     Shao     AIT Ilorin     Saadatu Modibbo-Kawu     Alaaya     Salami Adekunle     Sheikh Ridhwanullah     Ahmed Idris Mohammed     Abdulrazaq Sanni     Albert Ogunsola     Shagari     Senate President     New Model Police Station     Abdul Jimoh Mohammed     Ahmed \'Lateef     Funmi Salau     Isiaka AbdulRazaq     ITEM 7     Yakubu Mohammed Abdullahi     Nigerian Correctional Service     Yusuf Abdulraheem