The Chairman Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) Minna Branch, Barrister Mohammed Abdulkadir Waziri has raised alarm over the perennial water scarcity in Minna and its environs, calling on Niger State government to address the menace as fast as possible.
Speaking shortly after the monthly Congress of the branch at the High court complex, the chairman described the acute shortage of water in Minna as worrisome.
He noted with dismay that the number of households that go out on daily basis in search of water in far distance describing the situation as unacceptable.
The NBA Minna branch’s chairman said people from different houses trekked far away to search for water, even at night, describing the incident as painful, stressing the need for governor Mohammed Umar Bago to as a matter of urgency address the ugly trends.
Barrister Mohammed Abdulkadir applauding governor Umar Mohammed Bago for aggressive road projects in Minna and other major town the chairman noted that the road projects will further boost social economic development in the state.
He said essential commodity Particularly food stuff needs deliberate will and action to be turned around, calling for the establishment of consumer protection Commission in the state that will checkmate the hike in food.
” The turn around could also be achieved if we in our market and reduced the activities of middlemen in our local markets”
He observed that the hike in food stuffs in the market has created a Devastating effect on commons, urging the relevant authority to as a matter concerned Wade in to it, to reduce the hardship being faced by the less privileged in the state.
On the removal of fuel and power supply Abdulkadir Waziri insisted that the removal of the subsidies has created untold hardship on Nigerians calling on Niger state governor Umar Mohammed Bago to call on the management of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) to address the unabated power supply in Minna and its environs
This he noted will improve the socio economic and commercial activities in the state capital.
Meanwhile a five members electoral committee to conduct election in to various offices of the branch has been Constituted by the NBA Minna Branch chairman Barrister Abdulkadir Waziri.
Fielding questions from Journalists the chairman of the Five member of the committee Barrister Mohammed Abubakar El-Surur stated that the committee will soon outline the program and modalities of the election into the various offices.
