OYAM
Over 5,000 residents of Minakulu Sub County, Oyam South in Oyam District are celebrating the repair of two boreholes by Oyam South Parliamentary Aspirant Patrick Ogwang Obura.
Accordingly to a report, these boreholes located in Obanga oloko and Boda villages in Kulu Abura Parish,Minakulu Sub County were functional for the last 6 years resulting into serious water Crisis among community surrounding this area.
Martin Obong the LC1 Chairperson of Boda village expressed gratitude over this development noting in the past Community were facing a number of challenges including competition for water leading to hatred and enmity among locals.
Speaking to our reporter, some community members of these two villages commented Ogwang Obura for his borehole rehabilitation initiative saying water scarcity had driven them to consume unsafe water from the streams resulting into widespread of intestinal worm infections like diarrhea among others.
Conclusively these members of the community they were unable to hide their excitement over this development where they pledged to vote for Patrick Ogwang Obura for the Oyam South Parliamentary Seat for his visionary leadership he is exhibiting even before joining the August House.
Represented by Geoffrey Thadeo Okello the male youth councillor for Minakulu sub county Ogwang Obura urged the community of Oyam South to form water source committees for easy and proper maintenance of water sources in this constituency.
In his borehole rehabilitation initiative Ogwang Obura has currently repaired 88 boreholes across Oyam South constituency with of improving access to clean water as well as addressing the community’s pressing needs.
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