FLOOD PREVENTION: ONDO STATE GOVERNMENT ORDERS DESILTING, ROAD VERGE CLEARING IN 18 LGAs
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FLOOD PREVENTION:
ONDO STATE GOVERNMENT ORDERS DESILTING, ROAD VERGE CLEARING IN 18 LGAs
In response to the warning by NEMA and NiMET over impending flooding, Ondo State government has swung into action by carrying out some preventive measures towards combating flooding across the 18 local government areas of Ondo State.
The Commissioner for local government and Chieftaincy affairs, Alhaji Hamidu Takuro who disclosed this in Akure while speaking with newsmen said Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has given a standing order to that effect.
Takuro said “I want to appreciate Mr Governor on the preventive measures towards the issue of flooding that has been forewarned particularly in the southern senatorial district. Across the state now, if you’re moving round, there is desilting in all the local government areas particularly in the headquarters.
“This de-silting is to prevent flooding. Apart from that, if you observe, some roads on the left and right are so weedy, the governor said there must be road verges across our roads. Not only that there are some areas that need channelization of our water ways,free flow of water during raining season”.
The Commissioner also emphasized that the interests of all stakeholders and the various communities would be protected following the scrapping of the 33 LCDAs by the court last month.
Alhaji Takuro said government would employ multiple-approach towards ensuring that the concerns of the people at the grassroots are safe-guarded.
The Commissioner who stated that all relevant government agencies played one role or the other in the establishment of the LCDAs stated that government would work towards sustaining the legacy of the late Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu.
“All of us both the executive , legislature and the judiciary participated in d establishment which emphasizes the importance of the local council development authorities as a platform for attracting development to the grassroots.”
“The government actually took some decisions to protect the people and potential staff of some of the LCDAs as a result of reports of insecurity but the decision led to litigation by members of affected communities”
“The government is working on sustaining the LCDAs as all parties will be engaged. We will look at their grievances and ensure that we can be on same page to facilitate a win-win situation”.
“The ministry of justice is studying the judgement and I can assure you that we are going to sustain the legacy of our late boss, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu.”
The Commissioner re-emphasized the warning against wearing of crowns by minor chiefs as the government would not hesitate to apply the law against any erring chief.
“It’s in affirmation of the existing law of the state that a minor chief must not wear crown”.
“We have to protect the image of the traditional institution as there is a standing law that whoever caught risks between two and three years years jail term.”
Takuro stated that “we have been receiving complaints form the communities and we should also realise the dignity and importance of the traditional institutions in our land.”
Alhaji Takuro assured that the “government is working on installing obas in vacant stools across the state from one senatorial district to the other. Anywhere there is is litigation, we stay off”.
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