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.

Issa Baba     Razaq Atunwa     Alapansapa     Doyin Group     Ilorin Amusement Park     Kola Ologbondiyan     Kanu Agabi     Obuh     Isiaka Danmeromu     Oluwatoyin Lukman     Forgo Battery     Cassava Growers\' Association     Oba Abdulraheem     Omoniyi M. Ayinla     Fareedah Dankaka     Babata     Okanlawon Musa     Gbemisola Oguntimehin     Women Radio     HAMFAT Clinic And Maternity     Ibrahim Bio     Ahmed Alhasssan     Dumagi     Abubakar B.M     Olusegun Adeniyi     Abdulkadir Orire     Mujtabah Bature     Hassan A. Saliu     BIR     Victor Gbenga Yusuf     Pakata Patriots     Amuda Musbau     Economic And Financial Crimes Commission     Oke-Ero     Omu Aran     Sheriff Shagaya     Adekunle David Dunmade     Prince Bola Ajibola     Bursary     Mufutau Gbadamosi Esuwoye     Sarah Jubril     Yahaya Seriki     Yakub Lai Gobir     Ibrahim Abduquadri Abikan     Ebola     ITP     Mope Dasuki Belgore     Ibikunle Ogunleye     Baba Issa Awoye     Aremu Bose Deborah     Adamu Atta     Razaq Ayobami Akanbi     Royal FM     Simeon Sule Ajibola     Joseph Yemi Ajayi     Ayoade Akinnibosun     Yahya Mohammed     Adeola Abraham     Usman Yunusa     Sodiya     Offa     Saadu Gbogbo Iwe     Aso-ofi     Lithium     Abraysports FC     Prince Mahe Abdulkadir     Makama Of Kaiama     Marufat Oladosu     Umar Sanda Yusuf     Turaki Of Ilorin     Mohammed Haruna     Apado     Lateef Ademola Olatunji     Moses Salami     Yusuf Babatunde Abdulwahab     Edret Sabi Abel     Shaykh Luqman Jimoh    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Bolakale Ayo     Bio Ibrahim     Lawan     Christian Association Of Nigeria     Abdulkareem Alabi     Kwara 2023     Oluwole Dupe     Demola Banu     Ajeigbe     Saadu Alanamu     Majlis For Sadakah, Zakat And Waqf     AbdulRahman Saad     Rex Olawoye     Democracy Day     Yemi Sanni     Aliyu Muhammed     Jimoh Olusola Imam     Yinka Aluko     Zulkifli Ibraheem     Abdulmumini Sanni Jawondo     Ibraheem Abdullateef     Femi Gbajabiamila     Oloriegbe     Halidu Danbaba     Fatai Olodo     David Oyedepo     Mahee Abdulkadir     March 18     Lateef Alagbonsi     Firdaos Amasa     Haashim Initiative For Community Advancement     Tanke Road     Sabitiyu Grillo     Afolabi-Oshatimehin Adenike Harriet     Ali Ahmad     Bank Of Industry     Opaleke Bukola Iyabo     Mohammed Danjuma     Abdulhakeem Amao     Jebba     Abdulganiyu Salahudeen     Wahab Abayawo     Olatunji Abdulmumeen     Wahab Isa     Ibraheem Adeola Katibi     Olusegun Adeniyi     Haleeman Salman     Chief Imam Of Ilorin     Ekweremadu     Kaiama     Ibrahim Abiodun     Gbemisola Saraki     Bashir Badawi     Dan Masanin     Abdulkadir Akanbi-Oke     Gaa Olobi     United Nigeria Congress Party     Monkey Pox     Susan Modupe Oluwole     Yakub Lai Gobir     Isiaka AbdulRazaq     Aisha Ahman-Pategi     Moses Adekanye     Lawal Arinola Kudirat     Bashiru Makama     Olam Food Ingredients     CT Ayeni     Hijaab     All Peoples Party     Aisha Ahman Pategi     CCB     Idiagbon     Harafat E. Mukadam     Timothy Olatunde Fadipe     Old Oyo     Mubarak Oladosu     Amos Justus Sayo