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Message: [QUOTE="Queen, post: 86788, member: 27"] Dry taps are wrecking daily life in Niger State, turning water into a cash grab while families scramble just to cook and stay clean. Predawn scramble in Minna and Suleja [LIST] [*]Residents in Tunga, Minna, queue at 5 am for rumors. [*]Across Minna and Suleja, taps stay dry for weeks. [*]Bosso and Kpakungu neighborhoods report vanishing supply. [*]Families spend thousands of naira weekly on water. [/LIST] Prices surge as vendors cash in [LIST] [*]Aisha Sadiq said cooking stops without bought water. [*]Trucked water sells between N2,000 and N3,500. [*]Sachet bags cost about N300, forcing rationing. [*]December 2025 rates were far lower than current charges. [/LIST] Infrastructure decay and urban damage [LIST] [*]Engr Tobi Adeolu blamed road works for wrecked pipelines. [*]Contractors buried broken galvanized pipes under asphalt. [*]Scavengers later stripped exposed sections for resale. [*]Adeolu warned that mapping failures doom fresh investments. [/LIST] Government response and political history [LIST] [*]Engr. Gimba D. Yisa admitted that transmission lines were damaged. [*]NISWASEC deployed tankers while repairs drag on. [*]Yahaya Alhassan Gwagwa blamed vandalism and illegal hookups. [*]Abdulkadir Abdullahi Kure had purchased ductile pipes years ago. [/LIST] Budget promises versus dry reality [LIST] [*]Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu highlighted water projects in policy plans. [*]Abubakar Sani Bello kept supply upgrades in budgets. [*]Mohammed Umaru Bago earmarked N5.2 billion for 2024 projects. [*]Residents argue that spending never reached a steady household delivery. [/LIST] Health impact and legislative alarm [LIST] [*]A nurse at Minna General Hospital described rationed sanitation. [*]Patients bring water as infections reportedly rise. [*]Abdulmalik Mohammed Sarkin-Daji urged emergency measures. [*]The Niger State House of Assembly pressed for urgent action. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]

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