Group raises alarm over lack of water in Kwara community

Date: 2023-02-22

A recent study on needs of 2,764 communities in Kwara state by an anti-corruption civil society organization in Nigeria, the Elites Network for Sustainable Development (ENetSuD), has revealed that 408 communities in the state never had any water project in their lifetime.

Presenting the report carried out in the 193 wards of the state under its Citizens Enlightenment and Mobilization Programme (CEMP), sponsored by the Gobir Organisation Foundation, the ENetSuD Coordinator, Dr. Alagbonsi Abdullateef, said that, thus, residents of the affected communities, “either drink from dirty ground water source or travel long distance to source water from other communities”.

The group also said that at least 1,964 communities in the state had existing boreholes that had become damaged/faulty and needed to be repaired to continue serving the people.

“These are in addition to communities that had abandoned water projects and non-functional waterworks”, he said.

Dr. Abdullateef, who said that a total of 1,105 communities were assessed in Kwara North senatorial district and 761 in Kwara South senatorial district, added that 898 communities were assessed in Kwara Central senatorial district.

The needs of Kwara communities were categorized into 29 and all communities were assessed to determine their needs from the categories.

“In the electricity sector, ENetSuD identified 915 communities that had never been connected to electricity source and had never enjoyed electricity in their lifetime because of lack of availability of any electrification facility, while 221 communities had electrification projects aimed at providing electricity that were not completed and had now been abandoned.

The report contained 624 communities in Kwara state that do not have primary school and rely on distant communities for primary school education for their pupils, which 1,599 communities do not have easy access to secondary schools across the state. Moreover, 967 communities have schools with insufficient staff like teachers and support staff.

Similarly, ENetSuD identified 1,738 communities that do not have easy access to primary healthcare across the state but rely on distant communities to access healthcare services.

“On road infrastructure, over 2,300 communities need their roads to be (re)constructed, while over 2,100 communities need grading of their roads to make them motorable. On communication, there is lack of GSM network in 593 communities of Kwara State.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Abdulrazaq Akorede     Senior Special Assistant On Student Affairs     Timothy Akangbe     Split Diamond Interchange     Quarry Royal Valley     Yusuf Ibitokun Sherifat     Abraysports FC     Zaratu Umar     Ojuekun Sarumi     REO CAKES     Hijab     Ibrahim Orire     Saka Isau     Abdulrahman Iliasu     Kwara Apc     Esinrogunjo     Gafaru Olayiwola Olorisade     Face Masks     Afin Descendants Union Of Odo-Owa     Bashirat Bola Bello     Olanrewju Okanlawon Musa     Busari Toyin Isiaka     Economic And Financial Crimes Commission     Muhammed Abdullahi     Hussein Olokooba     Dele Momodu     Olam Food Ingredients     Adeola Abraham     Tsaragi-Share     SGBN     Mary Arinde     Kupchi Hosea Maxwell     Isiaka Alikinla     Abdulrazaq Magaji     Elekoyangan     Raji Ayodele Kamaldeen     Lateef Ademola Olatunji     Suleiman Rotimi Iliasu     Lola Ashiru     Ilorin West/Asa Federal Constituency     ER-KANG     Christopher Tunji Ayeni     Afetu Of Alabe     Ethical College     Adamu Attah     Babaita     Dan-Kazeem     Hikmah AbdulKareem     Pakata     Eruku     Joshua Adeyemi Adimula     Babaloja-General     Aminat Ahmed     KwaraLearn     Albert Ogunsola     Olupako     Bank Of Industry     Isiaka Yusuf     Abdullahi Samari     Olabode Towoju     Offa     James Ayeni     CUTI     ASMAU PLAZA     Baba Idris     Ahmed Bolaji Nagode     Adeniyi Ojo     Emir Of Shonga     Rotimi Atere     Tope Daramola     Yusuf Amuda Abubakar     Abdulganiyu Salahudeen     Countryside Emerging Leaders Fellowship     Mohammed Ajia Ibrahim     Rotimi Oyedepo     Folajimi Aleshinloye     Olaiya Zuberu    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Olatunde Oyeyiola     Otuka     Olawuyi     Isapa     Isiaka Saka Opobiyi     Bukola Saraki     General Hospital, Offa     Taofik Abdulkareem     Abdulraheem Yusuf     Abdulquowiyu Olododo     Abubakar Baba Sulaiman     Shaaba Lafiagi     Elese Of Igbaja     Modupe Oluwole     Taofeek Sanusi     Baruba     Olabanji Orilonishe     IQRA College     Maigida Soludero Transit     Logun     Kwara Politics     AIT Ilorin     Gbenga Adebayo     Olayinka Jelili Yusuf     Ibrahim Abiodun     Oba Abdulraheem     Ibrahim Sulu Gambari     Eleja     International Aviation College     Belgore     Trader Moni     Oniyangi Kunle Sulaiman     Gbugbu International Market     Basit Olatunji     CELF     Ilorin     Ajayi Okasanmi     Bolakale Ayo     Saliu Ajibola Ajia     Saka Asiat Ayinke     Afolabi-Oshatimehin     Bello Abubakar     Alloy Chukwuemeka     Khairat Gwadabe     Adebayo Salami     GGDSS Pakata     Voices Of Tomorrow     Muritala Awodun     Sobi FM     Iponrin     Local Government     Oke-Oyi     Abdulfatai Ahmed     Shuaib Boni Aliyu     Farouk Salim     Seed Technologies     Toyosi Thomas     LEAH Charity Foundation     Kola Shittu     Baaziki Sulaiman     Abdullahi Atanda     Aso-ofi     General Hospital, Ilorin     Kwara State Football Association     Amosa     Maryam Ado Bayero     Samuel Adaramola     NFAI     Yusuf Lanre Badmas     Tunde Akanbi     Oladipo Akanmu Tolani     Ahmed Bayero     Idofin     Balogin Alanamu     MINILS     Ekiti     Ahman Patigi