The Ekiti State Authorities has appealed to residents to not panic following the invention of the lifeless physique of a person, suspected to be industrial motorcyclist, inside Ureje River, in Ado Ekiti, on Saturday.
Ekiti State Deputy Governor, Chief (Mrs) Monisade Afuye, made the attraction when she led a group of presidency officers to Ureje River, alongside Ado-Ijan-Ikare highway, to oversee the motion of the corpse to the morgue of the Ekiti State College Instructing Hospital.
The residents of Ureje, a suburb of Ado Ekiti metropolis, had woken as much as see the lifeless physique of a person inside Ureje River, which prompted Governor Biodun Oyebanji to deploy the delegation to the spot.
Addressing the residents, Mrs Afuye, in a press release signed by her Particular Assistant on Media, Victor Ogunje, stated the group suspected that the sufferer should have drowned through the Friday’s night torrential downpour that led to flooding in some sections of the state.
Mrs Afuye promised that the federal government will collaborate with safety businesses to research the matter and unravel the reason for the sufferer’s dying.
The Deputy Governor added that paperwork like ATM Card and different identification supplies discovered on the deceased will probably be used to establish him.
She assured that Governor Biodun Oyebanji’s authorities will spare no effort to curtail flooding and safeguard the lives and property of the folks via efficient insurance policies and initiatives.
“Governor Oyebanji was not joyful about this horrible and unhappy occasion. He was not joyful listening to that somebody died inside flood. It’s our prayer that you just stay to benefit from the dividends of democracy this authorities is setting up for you.
“A few of these deaths might be prevented. There isn’t any level driving or trekking throughout torrential rainfall that may out of the blue trigger flooding. Once you discover that rain is falling, park your automotive or motorbike and keep wherever you might be protected as a commuter or pedestrian.
“The governor has been doing a lot to stop flooding in Ekiti. You possibly can all see the extent of dredging this authorities had completed on foremost valleys and locations prone to flooding in Ado Ekiti metropolis.
“If the federal government was doing these, attempt to complement our efforts by taking precautionary measures that may shield your lives,” she suggested.
The Deputy Governor visited the spot alongside the Chairman, Ado Native Authorities, Bosun Osaloni, Commissioner for Atmosphere, Mrs Tosin Ajisafe- Aluko, Director Common, Neighborhood Communications, Mrs Mary Oso-Omotoso, and Everlasting Secretary, Ministry of Atmosphere, Mr Babatunde Alokan,
Others within the delegation are the Common Supervisor, Ekiti State Emergency Administration Company, Mr Oludare Asaolu, Divisional Police Officer, Ado Ekiti Division, Mr Ibrahim Sanusi, amongst others.
