The Sum Of All Fears: Water As Abia’s Existential Crucible – By Dr. Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke
The Sum of All Fears: Water as Abia’s Existential CrucibleIn Abia State, water scarcity is more than a policy concern—it is the slow-burning terror that permeates kitchens, clinics, and crop fields, crystallizing every primal human fear: the dread of thirst-ravaged children drinking poison disguised as water; the panic of farmers watching yam seedlings wither under a pitiless sun; the humiliation of entrepreneurs bartering dignity for buckets from profiteering vendors. Here, the absence of a public tap unravels society strand by strand—exposing families to cholera, crippling economies with "water debt," and eroding faith in governance itself. Governor Otti’s drills now pierce…
