Flooding: TUC Demands Enforcement of Erosion Control Masterplan by Fayemi via thisdaylive
The Trade Union Congress in Ekiti State, has appealed to Governor Kayode Fayemi to enforce implementation of the erosion control masterplan drawn for the state at its creation in 1996.
Chairman of the TUC in Ekiti, Comrade Sola Adigun, who led other leaders of the council on inspection of some of the areas affected including, Onala, Emirin, and Oke Ureje, Polytechnic road among others on Friday, expressed shock at the level of devastation caused by the flood. Speaking with newsmen during the visit, Adigun, who commended Fayemi for his prompt visit to the areas and relief materials worth millions of naira for the affected EKSU students, while he also lauded other agencies which had visited the areas.
The TUC chairman stressed the need for urgent dredging of the Ureje River and other Rivers prone to overflow their natural cause, pleading with the federal government to provide financial support for the state.
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