In recent times, many have been advocating celebrating hard-working people when they are alive rather than waiting until after their demise.
If you ever lived or passed the Tumu Township and used water from the Community Water System, say a prayer to these young heroes.
Wutor Mahama Jua and Bugyor Moses, both in their late thirties, have been working with the Tumu Community Water System since 2014.
They work as technical assistants and gradually gain experience on the job as years pass.
The Community Water System which is under the direct supervision of the Sisaala East Municipal is responsible for the collection of water from underground, pumping into reservoirs, treatment as well as distribution to customers or consumers through laid down distribution lines into various homes in the Tumu Township in the Sisaala East Municipal of the Upper West Region.
Observation for many years indicates how resilient and hardworking these two young guys have been serving the community.
The two, during their stay, have witnessed the System go through different administrations and different systems to date and, thus, the longest-serving staff or employees of the system.
They risk sleepless nights as customers bombard them numerous times to find out when their taps will flow.
Mostly, they would stay awake to monitor the pumping of the water into the reservoirs to check on overflowing.
They have on countless occasions battled with reptiles such as cobras, puff adders, pythons, etc, and sometimes bees at the scene of their control sites or stations, most of which are located on the outskirts, hence bushy.
They are often called to attend to broken pipelines despite the bureaucracy in releasing materials all from Wa, the Regional Capital, to get these urgent issues fixed. They sometimes go the extra mile to get some of these minor issues fixed at their own expense. They are mostly seen discharging their duties on their personal means of transport, yet MPs prefer sharing motorbikes with party soldiers to these guys.
Sadly, my checks indicate they are the least paid employee in the system, and this is certainly their reward.
Hardly has any of these hard-working been recognized for an award for their selfless services to the whole community and mankind.
At this moment, one is compelled to bemoan the late Mr. Batajormo of Nabugujan, whose vast experience has sustained the system from its deplorable state to its better state today but was never recognized in society.
Would such persons ever be role models for the young generations?
Where does hard pay come in here?
At this juncture, one is right to say these guys do the dirty job at the system, but those sitting in their offices, especially at the Regional level,l, enjoy the best remuneration that is accrued from their services.
I call on all and sundry to recognize the services of these guys to serve as motivation to many.
At least a means of transport for each to discharge their duties would be greatly helpful.
