Follow planning rules to avert flood – Ogun town planners warn residents, builders

Town planners successful Ogun State person warned residents and builders against violating readying regulations, saying adherence to setbacks and gathering codes remains the astir effectual mode to forestall flooding successful the state.

The experts spoke connected Tuesday astatine a property league successful Abeokuta to herald the 40th day of the Nigerian Institute of Town Planners, NITP, Ogun State chapter.

Chairman of the chapter, Tpl. Olusola Odukoya, who addressed journalists alongside Vice Chairman, Tpl. Wakeel Solabi, Assistant General Secretary, Tpl. Joel Ogunmefun, and Auditor, Tpl. Ganiyu Elesin, blamed recurring flooding successful parts of Abeokuta and different towns connected gathering connected h2o channels and dumping of discarded successful drainages.

Odukoya recalled that areas similar Oke-Yeke and others experienced flooding due to the fact that channels were blocked by amerciable structures, stressing t...