Oyo Government Praises Self on Flood- Free Status for 2022
Oyo state government has commended self on the relatively flood free status experienced in Oyo as a result of its interventions implemented under the Ibadan Urban Flood Management Project (IUFMP) before this year’s rainy season
In preparation for the coming year, the Commissioner for Finance, Mr Akinola Ojo told newsmen that the strategic implementation of the IUFMP has helped Oyo state to prove flood predictions from relevant government agencies wrong, despite the devastating it had on many states of the federation.
The commissioner while appealing to residents to desist from improper waste disposal, poor land use pattern and building on water ways also promised that all brigdes and covets under construction in the state would be completed before the next rainy season.
Mr. Ojo said the vulnerability of Ibadan to river and urban flooding is induced by the city’s topographic terrain, the problem of indiscriminate waste disposal and climate change.
He noted that the state has identified that issues of flooding cannot be solved with addressing waste disposal, promising to continue to sensitize people on proper ways of waste disposal.
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