The people of the Ago-Oja Community in the Asa Local Government Area of Kwara Central Senatorial District have lauded the Albarka FM over the role played in getting Solar-Powered Borehole Water in the community.
Confirming the water intervention project, the district head of the community, Mallam Daud Salahudeen Arolu, said the lawmaker representing Ilorin West and Asa Federal Constituency at the House of Representative Hon. Yekeen Alajagusi gave them a Solar-Powered Borehole Water a few weeks after a Radio program aired on Albarka FM where they narrated their experiences on the scarcity of drinkable water in the community with thousands of people.
FACTUAL NAIJA NEWS learnt that the said programme was aired on the 30th of March, 2023.
Recall that Albarka FM in a programme tagged ‘Good governance and accountability (Ikakoyawo Ijoba Rere Fun Ara’Lu)' sponsored by MacArthur Foundation in Collaboration with Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism, which always aired every Thursday between 11 am to 12 pm had earlier visited the community where the residents complained bitterly about the lack of potable water.
Lauding the impact of the media, the district head of the Ago-Oja Community, Mallam Daud Salahudeen said the report done by Albarka FM got to the attention of the lawmaker and he eventually attended to their demands for potable water.
“We expressed our appreciation to the management of Albarka FM for giving us a platform to voice out our challenges of infrastructure deficit in Ago-Oja community. We are confirming to you that Hon. Abdulyekeen Alajagusi, representing us at the House of Representatives, Abuja has finally attended to our demands in the area of potable water by giving us a Solar-Powered Borehole Water and the project is serving us well.
“We are also expressing our appreciation to the lawmaker for the project and appealing to him and our representative at the Senate, Senator Ibrahim Oloriegbe, and State Assembly, Hon. Wahab Opakunle on other infrastructure deficits in our community.”