By Funmi Ojo
The Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has sympathised with the residents of Iwo over last Friday’s flood.
According to a statement by the Governor’s Spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, the Governor lamented the huge personal losses suffered by residents, noting that his administration would continue to safeguard lives and properties of the people.
The Governor said his administration has deployed resources to expand waterways in Iwo and its environs in addition to existing ones, assuring victims that the government will take stock of their losses and provide support for victims.
He also directed the Commissioner for Environment to conduct an on-the-spot assessment and come up with a lasting solution to flooding in Iwo and its environs.
Governor Adeleke urged residents of the State to support government efforts to prevent flooding by desisting from indiscriminate dumping of refuse on water channels.
