Chai, no be small wahala for Kirawa people as dem dey suffer after Boko Haram attack wey scatter their lives last year. E don dey four months wey dem return from displacement, yet water wey dem need pass, the thing still dey hard to find.
Residents dey trek go Cameroon every day just to fetch water wey fit quench their thirst. Dem dey talk say, governor Babagana Zulum promise dem hospital, roads, and water facilities to ease their pain when e visit dem after Boko Haram run enter town.
But my people, wetin happen? Dem don dey expect up-and-down like say dem be football fan wey dey hope for penalty shoot-out. Na only promise them dey receive, but actual work no dey sight. People like Hadiza Audu dey waka far as Abuja, Cameroon to fetch small water for their daily chores. The four months wey don pass no show any signs say government go fulfill wetin dem talk.
As from 5:30 am, small pikin and women dey form convoy to stand for queue, dey use wheelbarrow carry water with sweat all over dem body. E no easy at all na. Mustapha Ahmed come dey joke say, ‘If pikin dey late for school because dem don suffer to fetch water, wetin we go do? Punish am because our own brain don scatter too?’ Na true talk sha.
Modu Aji dey hammer am say e no be every corner for Kirawa wey dey suffer, but plenty people dey face the wahala for water. In fact, some areas like Thala Malama dey enjoy small water, but na still challenge for dem. Isah Lawan, the son of the village head go carry the matter talk say, since the military don dey show face, things don balance small for security, but wetin about that water promise? E still dey dey far.
Dem say governor Zulum get heart well-well, but abeg make e no forget this promise wey e don make. Children dey suffer, women dey suffer, and even teachers too dey carry their wahala for water matter. Amina Hassan, one mama wey dey waka every day to find water, dey ask, ‘Why government no fit prioritize water for our area since we don face plenty trouble already?’ E get as e be.
People dey catch hope say the new budget wey governor Zulum present fit help dem. E don budget plenty money for health, agriculture, and water resources. Dem dey hold small hope say this year go favor dem as dem dey suffer, dem dey pray for better life.
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