By: Dave Ayodele, Bauchi
Local Government Councils in Bauchi state, have been asked to rehabilitate broken down boreholes to avert the outbreak of water borne diseases in rural communities.
The District heads of Ganjuwa, Madakin Bauchi, Alhaji Mohammed Gidado gave the advise during the sensitization visit by the committee on establishment of WASH Directorate to Kafin Madaki.
He said several boreholes that had broken down require urgent repairs to prevent communities opting for unsafe water source like streams, rivers and unprotected wells for their water need.
The community leader who expressed gratitude for the establishment of the directorate appealed to the councillor of the local government to visit their respective communities to ascertain the level of malfunctioned boreholes with the view to putting them back to shape.
Earlier, the Chairman of the Committee, Engineer Habib Mohammed urged the local government to allocate office space and furnish the new directorate as well as deploy qualified man-power to the office to ensure efficient delivery of WASH services.
In his remarks,a Director from the Local Government Service Commission, Alhaji Nasiru Dewu directed the Council to expedite action in submitting list of senior officers that will man the office to the commission for urgent screening and approval.