From Mustapha Adamu, Kano
The Chairman of Bichi Local Government Area, Dr. Yusuf Muhammad Sabo, has flagged-off the treatment of about 3000 wells with chlorine, across the 11 Wards of Council.
The one-week exercise which was inaugurated at the popular Kwakware well, in Sabon Gari area of Bichi, is a proactive measure put in place by Dr. Sabo, to fight water-borne diseases across the Council.
Dr. Sabo, a medical practitioner, lamented high-rate of water-borne diseases, experienced last year, and pledged to do everything possible to protect the lives of residence, in Bichi.
According to him, approval was sort and gotten from Kano state Governor, Engr. Abba Kabir Yusuf, for the project to take off.
He told the leadership of Kano Correspondents’ Chapel, Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), who paid him a courtesy visit, after covering the event, that the essence of the programme was to ensure that the people of Bichi Local Government Area, have clean and hygienic water for their daily use.
According to him, the gesture will help immensely in curtailing the spread of communicable diseases in the society, especially those diseases that can be spread through drinking unclean water.
He urged the people of Bichi Local Government Area to support the initiative by ensuring that their wells were being treated with the chlorine solution.
A resident of Sabon Gari, Malam Mamman commended the commitment of Dr. Sabo, for the initiative and promised to accord all the necessary support to ensure that the stated goals were being achieved.
