Damage assessments are now being conducted in Area 8, OPIC Estate, Agbara, Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State.
Locals have reported being put in danger of floods due to the persistent rain over the previous few days.
They claim that many people have been forced to leave their homes since the water has reached their floors.
An “impending disaster,” as the victims put it in a letter to Governor Dapo Abiodun, is what they’re facing.
The Estate Chairman Adebowale Odunayo and the Assistant Secretary Iziokhai Ohioze wrote to the government to bring attention to “the ravaging effect of incessant flooding that our community has been experiencing over time.”
They claim that the issue has been “formally reported to OPIC Management on several occasions, but each visit ended with promises, which remain unfulfilled, leaving residents to the vagaries of nature.”
They warned that flooding in Area 8 has become much more common and severe in recent years.
Damage assessments are now being conducted in Area 8, OPIC Estate, Agbara, Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State.
Locals have reported being put in danger of floods due to the persistent rain over the previous few days.
They claim that many people have been forced to leave their homes since the water has reached their floors.
An “impending disaster,” as the victims put it in a letter to Governor Dapo Abiodun, is what they’re facing.
The Estate Chairman Adebowale Odunayo and the Assistant Secretary Iziokhai Ohioze wrote to the government to bring attention to “the ravaging effect of incessant flooding that our community has been experiencing over time.”
They claim that the issue has been “formally reported to OPIC Management on several occasions, but each visit ended with promises, which remain unfulfilled, leaving residents to the vagaries of nature.”
They warned that flooding in Area 8 has become much more common and severe in recent years.
According to them, rainstorms are made worse by the lack of drainage systems, which leads to “water entering our homes and causing damage to the foundations, walls, and interiors of our buildings.”
They say that because of this, “not only do we as property owners suffer financial losses, but the structural integrity of our homes is also compromised, leading to psychological nightmare whenever there is an impending rain.”
Although flooding is inevitable in some places, the locals believe it may be mitigated with better road infrastructure and channelization.
Please, Your Excellency Sir, save us from this dire situation. Harmful attempts are being made on our life and possessions. The well-being of all of us, but especially the young and the elderly, is in peril.
“Sir, we are requesting your approval to immediately upgrade the area’s drainage infrastructure. They said, “We likewise request the indulgence of Your Excellency for the restoration of the road within the OPIC Estate, notably Roads 411, 800, 808 and 81, which we believe will compliment the drainage system if tarred.
Adebisi Bamtale, a local resident, told SAREWA HAUSA on Sunday, “we don’t know what to do if this rain continues like this. I’m beginning to think it’s time for us to all find new homes.
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