Drama in Adamawa as water borehole pump refused to flow during commissioning.

There was a mild drama in Pallam Village of Madagali  Local Government Area of Adamawa on Friday when a newly sunk borehole failed to pump water during its formal inauguration by the state Commissioner for Water Resources.

The Commissioner, Mr Julius Kadala, who represented the state governor at the occasion, was shocked and embarrassed when water failed to flow from the hand pump after several minutes  of pumping by him.

Dignitaries, including members of the state House of Assembly and traditional rulers, looked visibly embarrassed by the incident.

The water project was  initiated and sponsored by United States based non- governmental  organization ” Zumunta Association, Washington DC chapter” for Pallam community, which is among areas recovered from Boko Haram insurgents.

” This is embarrassing and unfortunate; I want to draw the attention of Zumunta  Association that this borehole it donated is not functional,” Kadala said.

He directed that the contractor that handled the project, be invited to tackle the problem.

Responding on behalf of the organization , Mr. Hazial Haniel , the supervisor of the project, said that he was not ruling out the possibility of act of sabotage.

” I am highly surprised about this  development as  this morning before your arrival, I took bath with water from the pump,”  Haniel said.

He said that he would send a situation report to the initiator for necessary action.

NAN