Uyo Flooding: Gov Eno orders review of city’s master-plan

Alarmed by the summation successful flooding incidents successful Akwa Ibom State, particularly, Uyo, Governor Umo Eno has directed a advisor to undertake the reappraisal and updating of the city’s municipality drain, flood master-plan.

The Commissioner for Environment, Nsikak Ekong who disclosed this during a Ministerial property briefing noted that the reappraisal was aimed astatine bringing agelong word solution to the perennial flooding successful the authorities amid the question of urbanisation.

The Commissioner noted that isolated from the quality origin of blocking of drains, clime alteration and accelerated urbanisation person spiked the incidents of flooding successful the state. 

According to him, “The ministry is processing a Climate Change Policy and moving with the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly connected authorities to enactment clime enactment and carbon-credit opportunities.

“Rapid urbanisation is different origin causing flooding successful Uyo, due to the fact that of urbanisation, the culverts that utilized to instrumentality h2o adequately whitethorn not beryllium capable to bash that again; due to the fact that of urbanisation determination are nary bushes to sorb water, concretes, slabs and roads everywhere. 

“Therefore, determination is simply a request to update oregon reappraisal the flood/drain maestro plan. The politician has already directed a advisor to undertake the review. This shows however Akwa Ibom responds to accelerated urbanisation, clime induced flooding. I judge erstwhile this is...