Osun Governor Oyetola commisserates with victims of flood, urges residents to stop indiscriminate refuse disposal

Governor of Osun state, H. E. Adegboyega Oyetola has commisserated with residents of the state over the damages caused by Tuesday's floods in some areas in the state, especially Osogbo.

This was disclosed from the office of the chief press secretary to the governor through its facebook page, stating that the governor had stated that it is working to forestall future occurrence of such incident as efforts have been put in place to ensure safety against natural disasters.

Governor Oyetola advised residents to stop indiscriminate refuse disposal in the state as it is what causes drainage and waterways blockage.

Addressing residents of Alie community in Olorunda Local Government Area of the State, Oyetola called for attitudinal change to environment management by the residents.

The governor said, 

I went round to see things for myself and I've seen that the damage was much. We have seen areas requiring interventions like dredging activities. This, we will attend to with immediate effect.

I sympathise with the residents of the various communities troubled by flood. The rain was indeed torrential, and that informed our tour around the capital city to assess the impact.

I sincerely sympathise with our people who have lost property to the flood. It was unfortunate, especially as it didn't spare any quarter.

From our observation, some of the waterways had blockages due to indiscriminate waste disposal by residents. In some cases, some people have mounted structures (either residential or business) on water passages.

What we must realise is that water will always find a path for itself. Water can never be hindered, hence the need to always accord it its right of passage.

What we are concerned about is the safety of our citizens. At this stage, we are not so much bothered about the location of the incident, whether it is a state road or federal road. What matters to us is the safety of the lives and property of our citizens.

Some of the areas visited by the Governor were Oke-Ijetu area, Alie community, Gbodofon community, Alekunwodo area, GRA and Lameco areas.