By Muheeb MashoodÂ
Ever since the beginning of the 2022/2023 academic session, students have been clamoring over the scarcity of water supply at Jubril Aminu hostel.
Meanwhile, after numerous complaints about the unavailability of water in the hostel, Professor Umar Aliyu, the Dean of Students Affairs in Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, has on Monday, 5th June visited the Halls of Residence.
It was early in the morning before the sun smiled to the world. The Dean, accompanied by the Special Adviser to the Students’ Union Caretaker Committee, Sulyman Abdulqodir Opeyemi, inquired about the water condition of the hostel.
He recommended a new timing schedule where students would have access to water supply from 6:00am to 10:00pm.
In addition, he walked around the hostel, accessing the condition of the water tanks and taps. However, the plight of seeing the majority of the water tanks without a tap worried him.
He therefore urged the students to be prudent with the usage of the materials.
“The impairment of these pillages cost financially. It will be discouraging from our side to address the same matter already considered because this issue was coordinated under my management last semester,” he said.
Students Express Joy, Praise the school management
After the Dean of Students Affairs left the scene, residents of Jubril Aminu hostel are now living like the workers in river Nile. The taps have been repaired and there’s now constant water supply.
“Well, to the best of my knowledge, as of this morning, our taps are functioning well,” Muhammad Akindele, an occupant of Block E said.
He however added that: “The only problem with our tap is the pipe that pumps water into the tank. The pipe is very weak and can collapse anytime, although we’re managing it at least, for now.”
Also, Ahmad, a occupant of Block H attested to the availability of water in Jubril Aminu hostel.
“We’re told to be careful with usages of the water taps, the school management repaired them in the previous semester. He also advised us to be chary while handling school belongings because he coordinated the impairment of these taps not long ago”, Ahmad said.