Flood disaster looms as Kwara farmers ignore NEMA's warning because 'our umblical cords are buried here'

Date: 2017-09-12

Disaster looms in Kwara State as hundreds of farmers in the northern part of the state ordered to relocate from their farmlands to escape the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA's predictions of flood, have bluntly declined because, according to them, their umbilical cords were buried in the marked areas.

Recall that Kwara State was listed, last year, by NEMA as one of the states likely to be affected by flood this outgoing year, and further investigations by the state government have zeroed in on areas likely to be affected as the northern parts of the state. The identified areas are Tsaragi, Lafiagi, Shonga, Bacita, Patigi and Gbaradogi. Others are Fangan, Kpata all in Edu, Moro and Patigi Local Government areas.

We've been begging them—Commissioner Speaking at a briefing in Ilorin, the state capital, yesterday, on the prevention of imminent flood disaster in Kwara State, Commissioner for Environment and Forestry, Otunba Taiwo Joseph, expressed concern that despite several appeals to the farmers to vacate the areas to the alternatives provided for them, they had bluntly refused to leave because their umbilical cords were buried there.

He said: "Other top government officials and have visited the farmers in these areas several times, asking them to relocate because of the looming disaster. But they have bluntly refused to leave.

"They are claiming that their umbilical cords were buried in the place. If somebody hears the date of his death, must you wait for any reason?" He nevertheless noted that so far, no flood disaster had occurred in any part of the state as a result of interventions and media campaigns by the government. Cautions others The Commissioner also urged farmers along the river banks to farm with extreme caution until the current rainy season ends.

He also advised residents across the state to ensure that "all silted drainage be promptly de-silted to allow for free flow of water," noting that waste be properly disposed to designated areas and not on drainage.

He further urged that residents should desist from indiscriminate dumping of refuse in the water ways and also enjoined the local government councils and the traditional rulers to localise the campaign in their domains.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Lanre Aremu     Asa LGEA School     ITP     Oba Abdulkadir La\'aro     Bashir Badawi     Ayoade Akinnibosun     Maimunat Oloriegbe     ENetSuD     Abdulkadir Remi Hawawu     Onilupeju Of Ilupeju     Bola Sagaya     Bisi Kristien     Rotimi Oyedepo     Abdulrahman Abdulrasaq     Code Of Conduct     Halimat Yusuf     Oniyangi Kunle Sulaiman     MalHub     Ahmed Alhasssan     Mustapha Olanipekun     Ola Falade     Federal Allocation     Funmilayo Mohammed     Tanke Flyover Bridge     Ahmed Bolaji Nagode     Mansur Alfanla     Ike Ekweremadu     Lawyers Unite Against Corruption     Umar Bayo Abdulwahab     Ajuloopin     Ado Bayero     Alaro     Kwara     Senior Special Assistant On Student Affairs     NIPR     Abatemi Usman     Women Radio     Abdullahi Atanda     Isiaq Khadeejah     Elerin Of Erin-Ile     Convocation Ceremonies     Kemi Adeosun     GAMA     Al-Hikmah Radio     Dagbalodo     Ayodele Shittu     Afolayan     Kale Kawu     Tsado Manman     Kola Bukoye     Kayode Zubair     Jelili Yusuf     CCEPE     SSUCOEN     Bisi Oyeleke     Bluenile Associates     Elerin Of Adanla     Durbar     Kamaldeen Ajibade     Yekini Adio     Wole Oke     Ramat Oganija     AIT Ilorin     Saeedat Aliyu     Jimoh Olusola Imam     Principal Private Secretary     Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa     Yahaya Dumoye     Abubakar Suleiman     Saba Jibril     Mubarak Oladosu     Bola Tinubu     Bukola Saraki     Amuda Musbau     Ibrahim Abikan     Abdullahi Samari     Saliu Ajia    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Yahaya Abdulkareem     Balogun Ajikobi     Ayinke Saka     Offa Poly     Abubakar Bature Sulu-Gambari     Kayode Oyin Zubair     Mohammed Ghali Alaaya     Sunday Fagbemi     Amina El-Imam     Voices Of Tomorrow     Bolaji Aladie     Umar Adelodun     Zulkifli Ibraheem     Nurudeen Mohammed     07039448763     Nigeria Computer Society     Hussein Oloyede     Kola Bukoye     Ramadan     Oyedun Juliana Funke     Ademola Kiyesola     Otuka     Ahmed Dankaya     Ilofa     JSSCE     Veterinary Teaching Hospital     IF-K     Ali Ahmad     Col. Taiwo     Bond     Khairat Gwadabe     Dan-Kazeem     John Kehinde Salako     New Nigeria People’s Party     Kwara     Baba Isale     Bisi Kristien     Matthew Okedare     Galadiman Ngeri     Mohammed Lawal     Victor Gbenga Yusuf     Bamidele Aluko     Tafida Of Ilorin     Musa Yeketi     Yusuf Abdulraheem     Sheikh Ridhwanullah El-ilory     Shao     Read With Me     CUTI     Tafidan Kaiama     Vasolar     3MTT     Edu     Adisa Logun     Kayode Alabi     Marufat Oladosu     Zaratu Umar     Saraki     Federal Road Maintenance Agency     ITEM 7     Bola Magaji     NULGE     Yusuf Lanre Badmus     Mamatu Abdullahi     Olufolake Abdulrazaq     Paul Odama     Sarah Jubril     Iyabo Adisa Ibiyeye     Moronfoye     Abdulfatai Salman Baakini     Moses Rahman Popoola     Abdulrasheed Na\'Allah     Kayode Ibrahim     Abdulkareem Alabi     Deji Ajani     Modupe Oluwole     Yekeen Alabi