Ekiti govt warns against blocking waterways, dumping refuse in drains, culverts

Ekiti State Commissioner for Information, Taiwo Olatunbosun, has warned that indiscriminate construction of structures on waterways and dumping of refuse in drains and culverts could aggravate the recurrent incidence of flooding in Ado Ekiti, the state capital.

Olatunbosun, who gave the warning while featuring on a radio program to discuss the achievements of the State Government in the last one year, stressed that the Governor Biodun Oyebanji administration had expended enormous resources on dredging of
waterways and de-siltation of drains and culverts.

He noted that the problem of flooding would not fade away until residents adhere strictly to Urban and Physical Development Code as well as sanitation laws.

Reiterating the commitment of the administration to the general wellbeing of the people and rapid development of the state, Olatunbosun recalled that Oyebanji had premised his campaign promises on six pillars that have now metamorphosed into the
development pillars of his administration.

He highlighted some of the achievements of the administration to include construction and reconstruction of Ado Ekiti township roads, GRA 3rd Extension Ado-Ilawe, Ado-Iworoko, Igbara-Odo-Ikogosi, Ilawe-Erijiyan, drilling of motorized borehole across towns and renovation of basic health centres.