Residents of Ceeko Camp, located within the concession area of the Liberian Agricultural Company (LAC) in Grand Bassa County, are raising alarm over what they describe as deteriorating and unsafe drinking water facilities, even as the company undertakes major renovations of housing units in the area.
During interviews with this paper, residents expressed deep frustration that all three of the community’s hand-pumps have fallen into disrepair, leaving them with no dependable source of safe drinking water. They reported a series of troubling incidents, including the discovery of a dead dog stuffed inside one of the pumps by an unknown individual. Another pump, they said, has been producing foul-smelling water, while the third has completely dried up.
With no functioning pump available, residents have resorted to using running water from nearby sources—water they fear is contaminated. They say this situation has already resulted in illnesses among adults and children, raising public health concerns across the camp.
“We appreciate the housing renovations, but water is life,” one resident lamented. “How can we live in improved houses when we don’t have safe water to drink?”
Despite visible improvements to housing structures in Ceeko Camp, residents insist that access to clean, reliable drinking water remains their most urgent need. They are calling on LAC management to intervene without delay and restore the broken pumps to ensure the health and safety of the community.
The residents say they remain hopeful that their concerns will be addressed swiftly as the plantation continues its development initiatives in the area.
