From Tom Garba, Yola
To the embarrassment of all present, a borehole sunk by an America-based non-governmental organization (NGO) – Zumunta Association – for Pallam community in Madagali Local Council in Adamawa State failed to produce a drop of water when the state Commissioner of Water Resources, Mr Julius Kadalla, came to commission it at the weekend.
Kadalla was formally assigned by Governor Jibrilla Bindow to commission the borehole constructed by the organization in Madagali, Local government, which was wrecked by Boko Haram attacks.
Dignitaries, including members of the state House of Assembly and traditional rulers, looked visibly embarrassed by the incident.
“This is embarrassing and unfortunate. I want to draw the attention of Zumunta Association to the fact that this borehole it donated is not functional,” Kadala said at the event.
He directed that the contractor who handled the project be invited to tackle the problem.
Mr. Yusuf Muhammed, Chairman of Madagali Local Council, expressed displeasure over the incident, adding that if the council had been involved in the project, it would have ensured that the right thing was done.
“If we have been informed from the beginning of the project we could have monitored the work to its logical conclusion,” Muhammed said.
He however thanked the NGO for its good intention of identifying with the plight of the community that was trying to pick itself up from the devastation of the Boko Haram attacks.
Responding on behalf of the organization, Mr. Hazial Haniel, the supervisor of the project, said that he was not ruling out the possibility of sabotage.
” I am highly surprised about this development as this morning before your arrival, I took bath with water from the pump,” Haniel said.
He pledged to send a situation report to the initiator for necessary action.
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