Prioritise safety during heavy rains – Ekiti Commissioner warns residents

Ekiti State Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, Tosin Aluko-Ajisafe, has called connected residents to beryllium safety-conscious arsenic dense rains proceed crossed the state.

Following a caller dense downpour successful parts of the state, the Commissioner, advised motorists, tricycle operators and commercialized motorcyclists to debar unnecessary question during aggravated rainfall to debar accidents caused by flood oregon associated with slippery roads.

She urged those who indispensable beryllium connected the roadworthy to trim their speed, support a harmless region from different vehicles and steer wide of flooded roads and waterlogged areas.

The Commissioner besides appealed to residents to guarantee due biology sanitation and guarantee that their gutters and drainage channels are escaped of waste, cautioning against indiscriminate dumping of garbage successful waterways.

Aluko-Ajisafe further warned residents to debar interaction with flowing water, enactment distant from drainage channels and unstable structures during downpours, and to workout caution astir trees and electrical installations.

She advised the nationalist to promptly study cases of fallen trees, blocked drains and different biology hazards to applicable authorities, noting that biology information is simply a corporate responsibility, portion due discarded disposal and adherence to biology laws would complement the government’s effo...