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Power Outage Causes Severe Water Scarcity In Damaturu
By Sani Gazas Chinade, Damaturu
HOTPEN – The recent power outage from the National Electricity Regulatory Authority (NERA) has plunged the people of Damaturu, the capital of Yobe State, into a quagmire where a single pump or kurar ruwa of 12 big gallons of 25 liter each of water costs about N500.
According to a report compiled by our correspondent, almost all the suburbs of Damaturu are affected by this problem, as if you go to Fawari, Shagari, Nainawa and other subdivisions of Ali Marami, Buhari and Bura-Bura estates You can find at one point the kurar ruwa is about N500-600 and it is hard to find Moya men as they are very few in number and they are fasting and in the hot sun.
A householder who was interviewed by our correspondent but asked to remain anonymous described the devastation caused by the shortage of drinking water for them and their families, as he claimed that if the government wanted it will not be like this. They are in this situation because if they had been provided with pumping water stations in every nook and cranny of the town they won’t find it difficult to get the water drank in time of outage like this but unfortunately, you will find out that most of the town’s water supply facilities are owned by the independent people.
According to him, the Yobe government has been trying to provide drinking water to Damaturu, the capital of Yobe State, but the work is going very slow, despite the government’s claim that the work is going simultaneously.
Mallam Auwal, a Moya trader, called on his fellow Moya traders to fear God and reduce the price of water, knowing that it is now a blessing month of Ramadan. So convenience is very important and seeking God’s approval.
He also called on the Yobe State government to work towards the completion of the Damaturu water project for the community to come out of such a predicament.
All efforts by our correspondent to hear from the Commissioner of the Ministry of Water in Yobe State, Senator Alkali Abdulkadir Jajere, on his mobile phone were unsuccessful, and our correspondent sent him a text message but until the conclusion of this story, there is no answer.