Minna the Niger State capital has been hit with acute water shortage forcing citizens to trek far distances to buy water from water vendors .
The Chairman Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) branch Barrister Mohammed Abdulkadir Waziri who spoke with NewsSpecng called on Niger State governor Mohammed Umar Bago to address the trends.
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 the number of households that go out on daily basis in search of water in far distance describing the situation as unacceptable.
According to the NBA Minna branch chairman, with the acute scarcity of water in Minna, some houses trekked in far distance even at night in search of water as a situation he described as painful stressing the need for governor Mohammed Umar Bago to as a matter of urgency address the ugly trends.
While 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.
Speaking on the increasing rates essential commodity Particularly food stuff Barrister Abdulkadir Waziri requested for the establishment of consumer protection Commission in the state this he noted will checkmate the hike in food in ” our market and reduced the activities of middlemen in our local markets”
Speaking further, the NBA Chairman observed that the hike in food stuffs in the market has created a Devastating effect on common urging the relevant authority to as a matter concerned Wade in to reduce the hardship being faced by the less privileged citizens 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 order in addressing 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 to be contested for
At the end of the monthly Congress of the branch, a common room and convenience apartment donated to the branch by the Chief Judge of Niger State Justice Halima Ibrahim Abdulmalik was commissioned.