In this special report, premiumtimesng reported the pain caused by abandoned NDDC water projects in Akwa Ibom communities
The Niger Delta Development Commission had awarded the contract to construct a solar-powered water project for the rural community in Uyo Local Government Area of the state.
“I feel so bad that my land has been wasted,” Mr Udo said. “They have dug the borehole and erected the galvanized tank. After that, nothing. The contractor was complaining that the money was not completely paid. They left the site and have not returned.” Of the 146 projects, the NEITI document on revenues, deductions, disbursement, and application of funds by NDDC revealed that only 18 of those projects were completed while the remaining 128 projects are either not completed or ongoing.
“All my efforts to return the contractors to the site were to no avail, so I had to give up,” he said. “People came here and stole the pump and since then, we don’t have water. I feel bad because there is no water here,” he said. “We only go to people’s houses to beg for water to drink. If the project is worked on to supply water, it will bring happiness to us,” Mr Moses said.
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