Gov Eno sympathises with flood victims, cautions against blockage of drains

As residents of Uyo, Akwa Ibom State proceed to number their losses implicit the flooding incident of Thursday, Governor Umo Eno has expressed his sympathy for victims.

While describing rainfall arsenic a earthy occurrence, helium warned residents against dumping garbage into drainage channels, saying that specified enactment worsen flood incidents.

The governor, portion speaking to journalists at the Victor Attah International Airport, acknowledged government’s work to respond to the disaster, noting that applicable agencies volition proceed to desilt large drainage channels and intervene wherever necessary.

He urged the radical to ever gully government’s attraction to areas wherever large desilting are needed.

“The rains person conscionable started. The authorities is not liable for the rain; it is simply a earthy occurrence. Everyone indispensable articulation hands to guarantee our culverts and drainage channels are free-flowing truthful they bash not go blocked.” He said.

The Governor recalled that the Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NiMet, had earlier warned of dense rainfall and imaginable flooding, adding that tackling the situation requires a corporate effort by the authorities and the people.

He called connected each residents to complement authorities efforts by ensuring that drainage channels astir their ...