Guests during the commissioning of the projects. Photo: Emem Julius
The Nigerian Navy has donated a 50,000-litre Braithwaite water storage tank with a solar-powered industrial borehole and a community town hall to the Adiabo Akani Obio community in Odukpani Local Government Area of Cross River State.
The projects were executed under the Chief of the Naval Staff Special Intervention Quick Impact Project scheme in honour of the Chief of Operations, Rear Admiral Patrick Effah.
Speaking at the commissioning ceremony on Friday, Effah said the water project was inspired by his childhood experience and his desire to alleviate the hardship faced by residents, particularly women and children, who had to trek down a hill to fetch water from a stream.
Effah, who is a native of the community, said, “I felt moved by it and was motivated to ensure that I end that stress and do something to alleviate the suffering of my people.”
