Oyetola cries for help over ravaging floods in Osun communities

Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, on Sunday appealed to President Muhammad Buhari to help save the state from imminent flood that has greeted it.

He made the appeal while inspecting the flooded areas in Osogbo, the state capital.

He described the challenge of flooding as enormous, saying the Federal Government’s support was needed in finding a lasting solution to the disaster.

Oyetola also said the state government had earlier requested for support from the Federal Government through the office of the Secretary to the Government of Federation, Mr. Boss Mustapha, adding that the government had promised to support the state in that regard.

He also sympathized with the affected residents and urged them to stay away temporarily from the flood-prone areas.

Oyetola warned the residents against bad practices of dumping refuse in the canals and river.

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“We are deploying dredging machines to the affected areas to cushion the effect and with that, we can’t have such occurrence again.

“Though the issue of flood control is not about dredging alone, it entails the need for the people to imbibe the sanitary culture of disposing wastes properly.

“If one looks at the topography of this place, it appears sloppy, and what that means is that it is easy for water to flow to our state from neighbouring states. That is why we have the river overflowing its bank.

“Our approach to flood control is to ensure that no part of the state is being ravaged by flood incidence and as a matter of fact, we are on the verge of giving succour to the victims of the flooded areas.

“With this visit, we have seen that there is a need to reconstruct some of the bridges by raising and expanding them to avert similar incidence.

“I have consulted with the relevant agencies as regards this incidence, and I have been assured of a permanent solution,” the governor said.

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