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Oguntoyinbo said ” I and my board members are very happy with the level of job done by the contractor assigned to dredge the water ways between Ijemu and Inisa streets in Otun-Ekiti.
” I want to commend the General Manager of EKSEPA, Mr Olukayode Adunmo for ensuring that the contractor handling the job deliver a good job.
” I want to warn residents of Otun-Ekiti especially from these two streets, Ijemu and Inisa to desist from dumping refuse in the waterways that is currently undergoing dredging”, he said.
Oguntoyinbo advised the chairman of Moba Local Government Area, Mr Bamidele Fadugba to provide waste bins at designated site for residents to dispose their refuse at affordable price.
In his remarks, the General Manager of EKSEPA, Mr Olukayode Adunmo, said the objective of the project was to ensure that in Ekiti state metropolis all the towns and villages are not flooded.
Adunmo said the dredging of the waterways of Ijemu and Inisa streets was given priority to ensure that residents and Indigenes living in the area are not affected by flood during the rainy season.
” I invited the chairman and board members to the dredging site to see what the agency are currently doing to avert flooding in Otun-Ekiti.
” The objectives of the project was to ensure that no lives or properties are lost to flooding in the rainy season.
” I want to commend our amiable Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji for providing funds to carry out the dredging of the waterways in all parts of Ekiti.
” Also, in 2024, Ekiti did not witness any flooding because the agency was proactive, we started dredging waterways in Jan.2022.
Adunmo warned residents of the community to desist from dumping refuse in the drainages. He added.