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| Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde |
Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, has expressed the readiness of his government to take proactive measures that would help put an end to flooding.
Makinde, who was represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Mrs. Olubamiwo Adeosun, made the pledge at the closing ceremony of the workshop on Ibadan flood forecast, early warning and implementation support programme in the state capital.
The governor stated that his administration would readily support the implementation of the Ibadan Urban Flood Management and other ongoing intervention projects (IUFMP).
A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, hailed the IUFMP on the flood forecast initiative, which he said “will furnish our people with prior alerts about impending flood disasters”.
He added that the scientific initiative would alert the people on any looming flood disaster.
Makinde described the lUFMP as a people-oriented project set up to change the narrative of incessant and ravaging flood disasters, adding that the project was in consonance with his campaign promises.
The statement added that the governor had at earlier meetings with the IUFMP team gave assurances that government would take the necessary steps to protect the people.
He advised the stakeholders on the project to ensure that all hands were on deck to achieve the effective implementation of the initiative.
