Delta State Government has warned that it will demolish any structures built on waterways as part of measures to forestal excessive flooding as predicted by the Nigerian Meteorological Agency and the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency.
Briefing newsmen in Asaba, Delta State Commissioner for Works, Rural Roads and Public Information, Mr Charles Aniagwu said the state government had commenced desilting of drainages and water channels in flood prone areas to mitigate the impact.
Mr Aniagwu appealed to residents to stop dumping refuse into drains and urged those living in flood-prone areas to relocate upland before the floods arrive.
The Delta State Commissioner for Works (Rural Roads) and Public Information, Mr. Charles Aniagwu, has reaffirmed that Governor Sheriff Oborevwori’s administration remains committed to fairness, equity, and balanced development across the state.
Aniagwu said, “We have also started the exercise of desilting a number of our water channels, and the essence is to reduce the effects of the predicted flood occasioned by heavy rains and overflowing of the River Niger ”
“We are appealing to our people who resides in flood prone coastal communities to heed to Nimet warning, and move upland as they see the flood approaching to avert casualties ”
The Delta State Commissioner for Works, Rural Roads and Public Information stated further, ” You recall that Delta State Government recently demolished a number of structures along the Anwai axis. The government also pulled down some houses built along waterways in Warri”.
Aniagwu said the MORE Agenda of Governor Sheriff Oborevwori was being implemented in a manner that impacts every part of Delta State, ensuring that all 25 local government areas, the 10 federal constituencies, and the three senatorial districts benefit from government projects.
On the recent outburst by a section of the Isoko people, Aniagwu said such actions were either politically motivated or made by individuals unaware of the level of development in their communities.
He hinted that there was hardly any meeting of the State Executive Council where projects are not approved for Isoko, citing the recent approval of the Ogodogo–Ivu Access Road in Okpolo-Enhwe, Isoko South Local Government Area, at a cost of ₦5.1 billion, a strategic route leading to major oil facilities.
He highlighted several other road projects completed or ongoing in the area, including Otekpo Road in Elu, internal roads in Isoko South, the Uzere–Asaba-Ase Bridge, the Isoko Ring Road linking multiple communities, Emede internal roads, the Enuru–Ikuli Access Road, the Uruaka Express Link Road in Emede, the Olomoro–Igbide Road, the Emevor–Orogun Road Phase 1 and ongoing Phase 2, as well as Okpolo-Enhwe Internal Roads Phases 1 and 2.
Sam Erhunmwunsee, Radio Nigeria Asaba
