By Asma’u Ahmad
Lepers in Sabon-Gari, Demsa Local Government Area of Adamawa state have appealed to the state government to provide them with social amenities.
The lepers complained that the area require link road, schools, electricity and potable water.
Mr. Sagba appealed to Governor Muhammadu Bindow Jibrillah to assist the leprosy resettlement centre with social amenities, as it has been completely neglected.
He said: “We are appealing to Governor Bindow Jibrillah to assist the leprosy resettlement with road linking the community. Others include rehabilitation of our children’s school and provision of teaching and learning facility as well as to complete the electricity project which was abandoned years ago.”
The vice chairman noted that the community was in dire need of government intervention to help their children acquire education and move out of poverty.
Mr. Sagba lamented that 95 per cent of the parents living in the community were suffering from leprosy which made it difficult for them to earn enough with which to send their children to school.
“We are also looking for government to assist us with food, clothes and medicine,” he added.
