Chairman of Enugu State Urban Renewal Committee, Chris Offor, has appealed to residents, to support development programmes by refraining from indiscriminate dumping of refuse, and allow easy flow of water.
Doing this, Offor said, would avoid incidence of flooding during the rains.
Offor also urged residents to assist the state government in cleaning up the clogged drainage system in their respective areas, and stressed that Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuany’s administration is poised to provide massive infrastructure and address other basic needs of the people as well as protect lives and property.
The committee chairman said this at the university town of Nsukka, during a facility tour of the area, to review ongoing, development projects and the level of water flow during the rains.
Offor commended governorUgwuanyi for quality projects being executed in the state and his proactive response towards averting some unforeseen challenges in some of the facilities, especially during the rainy season.
He maintained that “the present administration is geared towards safeguarding its infrastructure as well as protecting the lives and property of the citizens” in the overall interest of the state.
The chairman assured residents all that needed to be corrected would be done before the next rainy season.
Responding, a cross section of residents praised the governor for his commitment to good governance and their wellbeing of the people, and regretted that dumping waste along water channel was the cause of the upsurge of water in some parts of Nsukka. A catholic priest, Rev. Fr. Charles Ugwu commended Ugwuanyi for constructing these roads in his administration’s current urban renewal efforts.
provided a reliable drainage system that can make these roads very durable, but the people have decided to block the drainage with refuse thereby causing water overflow during heavy downpour”. He enjoined the inhabitants to cooperate with the government to develop the state.
Also speaking, a legal practitioner, Barrister Victor Ozioko applauded the governor’s immediate response to the challenges, saying that the quick intervention has distinguished him as “a man endowed with fellow feelings”.
