AJOGBO is an inconspicuous community in Ota, Ogun State. For years, this agrarian area has experienced sundry natural disasters such as flood
However, the most debilitating among its experiences is flood after any torrential rainfall. Any time the sky frowns or the clouds seem to gather, their hearts miss some beats.
In the light of this, the residents are pleading with Governor Dapo Abiodun to protect the people against hazards that normally accompany the rainy season, following the channelisation of water along the Lagos-Abeokuta and other roads to the rustic community. According to him, some students of Ajogbo Grammar School, Ajibode which is the only government secondary school in the community could not finish participation in all the subjects during the 2019 May/June West Africa Secondary School Certificate Examination due to flood.
He said: “Despite the promise and empathy expressed by the investigation team to the site led by the officials of the construction company and the Area Commander, Sango-Ota Police Division in January, last year and subsequent measurement of the road, nothing has improved beyond that. Explaining further on the efforts to make the community liveable, he said earth moving tractors were contracted to make the road passable, but at some point the effort was stopped because of the danger such action posed.
“Apart, from the pipelines, there were electricity pylon in the area and the rivers we had to cross to our houses. So, we are locked in extreme environmental hazards.”
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