Abuja- The Rotary Club of Gwarimpa, Abuja, on Saturday donated borehole to Colony of People with Disability in Karamajiji in Abuja.
Governor of District 9125 of Rotary Club Mr Tolu Omatsola, said the donation was in furtherance of the determination to touch the lives of the persons with disability.
Represented by former club Governor Joshua Hassan, Omatsola said the club found out that the colony had been without water supply and in dare need of so many essential facilities.
The governor added that it was everybody’s responsibility to assist the less-privileged, adding that the community of over 1,500 people lacked access to good water and health facilities.
He urged the government and NGOs to come to the aid of the community in providing more facilities for them.
Chief of the colony, Alhaji Suleiman Muhammed, commended the club for its humanitarian services for the community.
Muhammed said the rotary club of Gwarimpa had been the only club assisting the community, adding that the water provided by the club would go a long wasy to alleviate the suffering of the people.
He said that the borehole was the first to be drilled in the community after many years of its existence.
“My prayer for them is that God almighty will reward them for this kindness they have shown to us’’, he said. (NAN)