Press Release
The residents of Kado Housing Estate (Phases 1 and 2) are constrained to send a public appeal to the Honourable Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Barrister Ezenwo Nyesom Wike to urgently intervene to bring to an immediate end to the seemingly intractable water scarcity that the Estate has been subjected to for over two months.
This appeal has become urgently necessary due to the nonchalant response from the FCT Water Board to several complaints by the residents. It has also become imperative in order to forestall the attendant health issues likely to result due to improper sanitary conditions in the estate.
It will be recalled that the issue started sometime in early November when a public announcement was made to the effect that there’ll be disruption in water supply to the estate and surrounding settlements for a period of two days for pipeline maintenance. Since then, most parts of the estate have been totally cut off from the water supply while the few houses that are lucky have drops from the taps during the unholy hours of the night.
Unconfirmed reports have it that the major lines supplying water to the estate were diverted to supply water to some estates in the Jahi district occupied by some influential people. We have no way of confirming that while the ‘its-not-our- problem’ attitude of the water authorities have not helped matters.
It is so saddening that even during the Yuletide period when people are supposed to relax with family and friends, residents of Kado Estate are subjected to ferrying all kinds of containers to various parts of the city to fetch water for use.
The residents of the estate are appealing to the Honourable Minister for urgent intervention so that his commendable efforts to develop the capital city is not rubbished by lower authorities who are not ‘up and doing’ in their respective capacities.
● By Dr James Odaudu, Chairman, Publicity Committee, KERA, and Est. Surv. Kola Olayode, Secretary, KERA.
