Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde has promised to complete several ongoing flood management projects across the state within the next eighteen months to reduce challenges of flooding.

He gave the pledge during an on-the-spot assessment of communities affected by the heavy rainfall which caused flooding in some part of Ibadan, destroyed properties worth millions of naira while some were rendered homeless.

Governor Makinde explained that the state government had commenced work on proper channelization, better drainage system, construction of necessary bridges and ensuring that no structure blocks waterways in accordance with the Ibadan City Master Plan. 

Governor Makinde stressed the need for residents to imbibe necessary safety behavior by not blocking drainages with waste and building structures that disrupt free flow of water. 

According to the governor, instructions had been given to the state Ministry of Public Works to commence immediate evaluation of public properties destroyed and fix them.

The governor was accompanied by the officials of the state Ministry of Public Works, Ibadan Urban Flood Management Project, Oyo state Emergency Management Agency and visited Iwo Road, Olodo, Onipepeye, amongst other places affected by the rain.

Iyabo Adebisi

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