The FCT Water Board authorities are always chasing Mai Ruwa, the name for local water vendors, away, particularly from the highbrow areas of Maitama, Asokoro and Wuse II. {Since] the Board [...] seems to be finding it difficult to meet the federal capital’s water needs. [...] residents readily welcome Mai Ruwa. There is hardly any street without water truck pushers, including those in Maitama, Gwarinpa and Asokoro areas.Sleeping under a tree and trying to get some rest was what Sule Maikano, a water vendor, was doing before continuing with his tedious job of supplying water to a neighbourhood in Asokoro. Sule narrated his daily experience and how he goes about doing his job to Weekly Trust.
[...] “I have to wake up very early to go and queue for water at the borehole so that we can supply our various customers. The borehole people do not make things any better as they keep increasing the money for purchasing water and by the time we try to sell it to get our money back and make a little profit, our customers complain, making us to sell at a loss”.
Read more: Amina Alhassan and Umma Umar Muhammed, Daily Trust / allAfrica.com, 14 Feb 2009
14 February 2009
Well it looks very much that these local water vendors are doing the work of the government water board.they should be commended.
You could also say that these water vendors are just trying to make a living,although its input and less output. In terms of income i mean.
How sure are we that these Mai Ruwa’s provide germ free water? “We are the real Water board” what a joke.
Now, Abuja has one of the best quality water supply in the whole of Nigeria.