By Oluwatoyin Adegoke
Ogun State government has embarked on flood and erosion control intervention across the state to avert disaster-occasioned flooding as predicted by Nigeria Meteorological Agency, NIMET.
The Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Flood and Erosion Control, Mr Femi Akinwunmi said in Abeokuta that the exercise involved the dredging of River and Stream Courses as well as desilting of drainage channels statewide.
Mr Akinwunmi listed Opa-Aro River in Isheri, Ifo ,Oke Afa Stream in Magboro, Obafemi Owode, Giyanu Stream in Ilase, Ipokia, Sokori River and its tributaries and Labaiwa stream in Abeokuta North and South Local government areas of the state as some of the areas where rivers and streams were being dredged.
Pointing out that the step would be extended to other places, Mr Akinwunmi said the state government had also commenced massive desilting of drainage channels across the state notably in the state capital, Abeokuta, Sango-Ota, Ijebu-ode and Ilishan.
He advised traders in markets and streets who placed their planks and makeshift structures on top of drainage channels to remove them forthwith to avoid violating the state environmental laws which he said could lead to possible prosecution.
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