Abdulrazaq Mungadi, Gombe The dualisation of Gombe-Bauchi Road was meant to be make life a lot easier for the road users.
Unfortuantely, it has become a source of misery and difficulty for the people of Shongo Hamma Community of Akko Local Government Area of Gombe State.
The Water Reticulation Project of the administration, which has been the only source of potable has been undermined by the new road project.
The construction has disrupted supply of potable water, leaving the community with no option but to revert to the traditional way of sourcing for water, shallow wells dug on the bed of seasonal streams.
The community, located some eight kilo- meters away from the Gombe metropolis has suffered water shortage.
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Apart from the fact that their water costs so much, its quality is suspect and has been linked to many health issues in the community.
On several occasions, they have assured the people that they would end the problem of water scarcity, not just in Shongo Hamma community and Tumfure Quarters, but in the whole of Gombe State.
He said the state government has done well in the provision of water supply in the state, adding that those highlighting the purported water issue in Shongo Hamma and Tumfure communities were only making promises they cannot fulfill.
Expansion of the water treatment plant has become more than necessary but the N30 billion needed for the project is not on the table.