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Re: Gully Erosion Eating Away South East Region , Residents Fleeing by totit: 4:06pm On Nov 11, 2017
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Ooops. I ain't seeing nothing sha grin

Ofcourse, whatever that is, old pictures, news to your rescue. I know how it feels to be defeated sha. You better question your pay master. grin

Bingo cheesy haahahahaha
Lool cheesy

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Re: Gully Erosion Eating Away South East Region , Residents Fleeing by FreeConCiencE: 4:08pm On Nov 11, 2017
zenmaster:

Good
Lagos is the new Igboland cheesy
In your dream? You remember what Oba of Lagos said about Lagoon and Igbos the other time?

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Re: Gully Erosion Eating Away South East Region , Residents Fleeing by enemyofprogress: 4:12pm On Nov 11, 2017
post=62283234:

Lagos was built by all tribes, it's owned by all you can only rant on social medias from January to December nothing change, been Yoruba doesn't give you more privilege against others. Lagos can never be Yoruba city, real Yoruba cities are Ibadan, Abeokuta, Osogbo etc, you can only rant, it change nothing, all Nigerians are stakeholders in Lagos (flood city)
In Don Jazzy's voice uncle if you want it come and take it tongue tongue

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Re: Gully Erosion Eating Away South East Region , Residents Fleeing by Leez(m): 4:16pm On Nov 11, 2017
zenmaster:
God bless one Nigeria grin grin
grin grin

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Re: Gully Erosion Eating Away South East Region , Residents Fleeing by femolii: 4:22pm On Nov 11, 2017
post=62283234:

Lagos was built by all tribes, it's owned by all you can only rant on social medias from January to December nothing change, been Yoruba doesn't give you more privilege against others. Lagos can never be Yoruba city, real Yoruba cities are Ibadan, Abeokuta, Osogbo etc, you can only rant, it change nothing, all Nigerians are stakeholders in Lagos (flood city)
continue saying that by making ur self happy where u come from is becoming something else osu and u hide ur self in yorubas land saying noonsense n deny ur home land ehn osu. hmmm shame not even reach your body self osu na osu oo.

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Re: Gully Erosion Eating Away South East Region , Residents Fleeing by Anambra1stSon(m): 4:23pm On Nov 11, 2017
enemyofprogress:
In Don Jazzy's voice uncle if you want it come and take it tongue tongue
Same to you, you will continue ranting about Igbo and Lagos till you get old and answer your ancestors, Igbos will still remain in Lagos waxing strong and gaining more power, they don grab Lagos house of assembly only God knows next, while you and your likes are making silly noise on medias.

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Re: Gully Erosion Eating Away South East Region , Residents Fleeing by Leez(m): 4:27pm On Nov 11, 2017
post=62284568:

Same to you, you will continue ranting about Igbo and Lagos till you get old and answer your ancestors, Igbos will still remain in Lagos waxing strong and gaining more power, they don grab Lagos house of assembly only God knows next, while you and your likes are making silly noise on medias.

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Re: Gully Erosion Eating Away South East Region , Residents Fleeing by femolii: 4:28pm On Nov 11, 2017
Odingo1:

Be sincere to yourself, [/b]Yorubas are the major town cryers for one Nigeria[b], they are too afraid of their shadow.Enjoy what come out of one Nigeria that your people desired most and stop complaining about Igbo migration to any part of Nigeria. Nigeria constitution states that every Nigerian is free to reside in any part of Nigeria.
Nigeria nor be zoo again her constitution
Re: Gully Erosion Eating Away South East Region , Residents Fleeing by Leez(m): 4:29pm On Nov 11, 2017
sarrki:
Everybody, including the owner of the six-flat storey-building in Abagana, Anambra state knew.The beautiful structure may not last till the next rainy season and in the next few weeks,could topple into the cavernous gully only a few metres away.

Last week in Njaba, Imo state ,Mr. Festus Okoro ‘s heart was filled with sadness as he surveyed what was left of his three hectares of farmland on which he had planted young cashew seedlings.

The retired ports worker had invested part of his retirement benefits on the farm only to discover that two days of heavy rainfall had left a large gully through which his seedlings had been washed into the Njaba river.


All across the South East, from Enugu to Imo, Anambra, Ebonyi and Abia states , gully erosion has cut up or washed away roads, destroyed farmlands, pulled down houses and sent residents fleeing their homes.

Investigation by The Guardian showed that Akwakuma in Owerri North Council, Njaba and parts of Okigwe road in Owerri Municipal are worst hit in Imo State. There is the Ohafia-Arochukwu axis and the Umunneoche Council in Abia State where residents have fled their homes.

In Anambra, several communities are being ravaged by erosion while the Nguzu-Edda and Abia Iwerre communities in Afikpo South Local Council, Ebonyi have some of the worst erosion sites in the region while Enugu’s sites are mostly located along the Udi axis.

A visit to some of the erosion sites showed that economic and human activities are almost non-existent, the result of the yawning and dangerous gullies created by large-volume, fast-flowing run-off.It is often heart-breaking to see beautiful houses perched on the edges of deep gullies, long abandoned by their owners who have relocated and from wherever, await the inevitable swallowing of their homes.

The headquarters of Afikpo South council at Nguzu-Edda, has been relocated due to the threat by erosion even as a few buildings still sit perilously on the edges of gullies.A resident, John Nwuifuru told The Guardian that the “local government headquarters was relocated sometime by the administration of the former chairman of the council, Nkama Nkama Ude because the former location was no longer safe for habitation. You have seen how erosion ravaged the area to the point that buildings were swallowed and even the internal roads are no longer accessible.”

Nwuifuru also disclosed that the entire Abia-Iwerre community is being threatened by erosion that has also sacked many residents.At Oko community, Orumba North Council in Anambra state, erosion has shown it s no respecter of anybody.

The family homes of former Vice President, Dr. Alex Ekwueme and his younger brother the traditional ruler of the community, Prof. Laz Ekwueme are under serious threat of being washed away.So are facilities which include the Science Laboratory Technology (SLT) and auditorium at the Federal Polytechnic Oko, under construction may be swallowed up by an encroaching gully unless something is done to save them. It was gathered the school has sunk over N8bllion to erect some of the structures now being threatened.

The Guardian learnt that over 900 erosion sites exist in over 177 communities of the state including Oko, Ebenebe, Nanka, and Agulu among others, leading to severe environmental degradation and adversely affected the socioeconomic lives of the people.

According to Mr Ikenna Uba, cases of land degradation that developed into full-blown gully erosion sites were caused by human activities through the indiscriminate dumping of waste products, felling of trees and an increased runoff due to rapid land use development.

He added that the poor drainage system of the people was responsible.Uba told The Guardian that several intervention efforts had been made, stressing however that “they are hardly likely to contain galloping erosion from the numerous congestion we have in terms of infrastructure here.”

He said the Federal Government through the Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project (NEWMAP) is intervening in the area, adding however that “the more they intervene, the more new erosion sites are developed.“They are intervening in Amachalla gully in Awka South, Uruokpala-Umudunu erosion in Abagana Njikoka, St. Thomas Aquinas/Nero Plaza in Awka, and the New Heritage erosion site at Omogba, Onitsha”, he said.

It was gathered that the affected sites which would have been completed before the end of the first quarter of this year are being delayed by paucity of funds.One of the natives, George Uzo said they would be happy to see that the jobs were delivered, stressing that the intervention project was necessary to save some structures still standing as well as recover some farmlands.

The 23-kilometer Arochukwu-Ohafia federal road which runs from Ebem in Ohafia to Amuvi Village in Arochukwu Local Council of Abia State is also being ravaged by erosion.

Although a long segment of the road, which was cut off when it caved in some years ago had been sand- filled, there are noticeable threats of new gullies on the road.

The road said to have been constructed during the first republic and later rehabilitated during the second republic administration, defied subsequent repairs by successive governments which residents described as just nothing than grading during the dry season and filling of some potholes in the rainy season.

One of the residents, who identified himself as Ebuka stated: “We heard stories about the award of the contract and saw a contractor working on some portions of the road. But you can see that the road is still in a terrible shape due to erosion.

Under normal circumstances, it should be a 30-minute drive from Ebem Ohofia to Amuvi-Arochukwu, which would enhance the businesses of Ihechiowa, Ututu and Arochukwu communities and beyond.But as they are trying to fix the road, more areas are collapsing.”

In Imo, the Akwakuma erosion has narrowed the road to Onitsha and other adjoining areas.For Enugu, parts of Udi and Ezeagu along the Enugu- Onitsha road are seriously ravaged by erosion. The road, which is a dual carriage way has been reduced to one lane with various parts of the road washed
off.

Efforts to get officials of the Federal Ministry of Works in Enugu to comment failed. An official told The Guardian on condition of anonymity that; “We are controlled from Abuja. It will not be fair to speak unless they direct us to do so.”


https://www.google.com.ng/amp/s/guardian.ng/features/focus/gully-erosion-eating-away-south-east/amp

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Re: Gully Erosion Eating Away South East Region , Residents Fleeing by enemyofprogress: 4:29pm On Nov 11, 2017
post=62284568:

Same to you, you will cont ;Dinue ranting about Igbo and Lagos till you get old and answer your ancestors, Igbos will still remain in Lagos waxing strong and gaining more power, they don grab Lagos house of assembly only God knows next, while you and your likes are making silly noise on medias.
all I know is that when una die for Lagos your no man's land they must carry una dead body go to the evil forest in una village, because it's a taboo for una to be buried in una most invested and no man's land grin grin tongue

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Re: Gully Erosion Eating Away South East Region , Residents Fleeing by PenlsCaP: 4:29pm On Nov 11, 2017
femolii:
Nigeria nor be zoo again her constitution
Its still a typical zoo my brother.
Re: Gully Erosion Eating Away South East Region , Residents Fleeing by Amarabae(f): 4:34pm On Nov 11, 2017
Leave them to go, you will not.
Is it not stupidity.
BTW erosion is everywhere even in South west

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Re: Gully Erosion Eating Away South East Region , Residents Fleeing by pasol4real(m): 4:36pm On Nov 11, 2017
sarrki:


Am a patriot

I am using this opportunity to call on the Federal government to do something


Sharap u tribalist.

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Re: Gully Erosion Eating Away South East Region , Residents Fleeing by Ttipsy(f): 4:36pm On Nov 11, 2017
Op that erosion is affecting some states doesn't mean it is happening in the entire region SE. even in other parts of Nigeria there r cases of erosion happening, don't b bias.

your news about the SE is false!! its nature and can b controlled by man.

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Re: Gully Erosion Eating Away South East Region , Residents Fleeing by Amarabae(f): 4:37pm On Nov 11, 2017
sarrki:
Now understand why Lagos is under siege
yes o.
Even erosion victims from southwest will be part of the siege.

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Re: Gully Erosion Eating Away South East Region , Residents Fleeing by maasoap(m): 4:37pm On Nov 11, 2017
post=62283492:

You guys should stop deceiving yourselves
Yes, Jonathan released Ecological Fund to only PDP controlled states when the fund belongs all states of the federation.
Aregbe has moved on. Some of your pictures even showing Lagos commercial vehicles colour.
Re: Gully Erosion Eating Away South East Region , Residents Fleeing by marv1: 4:55pm On Nov 11, 2017
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Re: Gully Erosion Eating Away South East Region , Residents Fleeing by Anambra1stSon(m): 4:57pm On Nov 11, 2017
enemyofprogress:
all I know is that when una die for Lagos your no man's land they must carry una dead body go to the evil forest in una village, because it's a taboo for una to be buried in una most invested and no man's land grin grin tongue
Same with man from Ogun, Osun, Oyo, Ondo and Ekiti, expect those who are privilege to be buried in Lagos same to Igbos, while hundreds of Igbos being born in Lagos while you are making noise of media, the only thing Yoruba edge Igbos in Lagos is political power, gradually Igbo are making moves without firing a single bullet, you think mandating us to speak Yoruba in Lagos house and schools will stop us, mind you not just Igbos, even northerners had moved inn, no single northern politician dead or alive that doesn't own properties in Lagos, northern had dominated many areas in Lagos, while you guys are blind to see them, Lagos is home for all, you can only rant and carry placards nothing change, after Fashola's forceful deportation of Igbo, Hausas and Yorubas destitutes what next, thousands moved to Lagos that same month. Lagos home for all.
Re: Gully Erosion Eating Away South East Region , Residents Fleeing by enemyofprogress: 5:00pm On Nov 11, 2017
post=62285384:

Same with man from Ogun, Osun, Oyo, Ondo and Ekiti, expect those who are privilege to be buried in Lagos same to Igbos, while hundreds of Igbos being born in Lagos while you are making noise of media, the only thing Yoruba edge Igbos in Lagos is political power, gradually Igbo are making moves without firing a single bullet, you think mandating us to speak Yoruba in Lagos house and schools will stop us, mind you not just Igbos, even northerners had moved inn, no single northern politician dead or alive that doesn't own properties in Lagos, northern had dominated many areas in Lagos, while you guys are blind to see them, Lagos is home for all, you can only rant and carry placards nothing change, after Fashola's forceful deportation of Igbo, Hausas and Yorubas destitutes what next, thousands moved to Lagos that same month. Lagos home for all.
Sidon there dey deceive yourself
Re: Gully Erosion Eating Away South East Region , Residents Fleeing by cashkid: 5:02pm On Nov 11, 2017
sirBLUNT:
now i understand y buhari is the worst president in africa!

See ur life!!!! Go school, you refused!!!
Re: Gully Erosion Eating Away South East Region , Residents Fleeing by wristbangle: 5:19pm On Nov 11, 2017
post=62283234:

Lagos was built by all tribes, it's owned by all you can only rant on social medias from January to December nothing change, been Yoruba doesn't give you more privilege against others. Lagos can never be Yoruba city, real Yoruba cities are Ibadan, Abeokuta, Osogbo etc, you can only rant, it change nothing, all Nigerians are stakeholders in Lagos (flood city)

If Nigeria divides today, would Lagos state become a SE region?

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Re: Gully Erosion Eating Away South East Region , Residents Fleeing by Mansongx(m): 5:34pm On Nov 11, 2017
Useless region.

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Re: Gully Erosion Eating Away South East Region , Residents Fleeing by brojoshua: 5:34pm On Nov 11, 2017
Even as corruption is eating away Nigeria
Re: Gully Erosion Eating Away South East Region , Residents Fleeing by ibedun: 5:59pm On Nov 11, 2017
post=62285384:

Same with man from Ogun, Osun, Oyo, Ondo and Ekiti, expect those who are privilege to be buried in Lagos same to Igbos, while hundreds of Igbos being born in Lagos while you are making noise of media, the only thing Yoruba edge Igbos in Lagos is political power, gradually Igbo are making moves without firing a single bullet, you think mandating us to speak Yoruba in Lagos house and schools will stop us, mind you not just Igbos, even northerners had moved inn, no single northern politician dead or alive that doesn't own properties in Lagos, northern had dominated many areas in Lagos, while you guys are blind to see them, Lagos is home for all, you can only rant and carry placards nothing change, after Fashola's forceful deportation of Igbo, Hausas and Yorubas destitutes what next, thousands moved to Lagos that same month. Lagos home for all.

You and your people are looking for trouble and you will definitely find it! That economic power that we carelessly handed overy to you we will collect from you and you will be doomed. Do you know how many igbo people owing or unable to pay rent at the moment in Lagos?

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Re: Gully Erosion Eating Away South East Region , Residents Fleeing by Ofemannnu: 6:05pm On Nov 11, 2017
sarrki:
Everybody, including the owner of the six-flat storey-building in Abagana, Anambra state knew.The beautiful structure may not last till the next rainy season and in the next few weeks,could topple into the cavernous gully only a few metres away.

Last week in Njaba, Imo state ,Mr. Festus Okoro ‘s heart was filled with sadness as he surveyed what was left of his three hectares of farmland on which he had planted young cashew seedlings.

The retired ports worker had invested part of his retirement benefits on the farm only to discover that two days of heavy rainfall had left a large gully through which his seedlings had been washed into the Njaba river.


All across the South East, from Enugu to Imo, Anambra, Ebonyi and Abia states , gully erosion has cut up or washed away roads, destroyed farmlands, pulled down houses and sent residents fleeing their homes.

Investigation by The Guardian showed that Akwakuma in Owerri North Council, Njaba and parts of Okigwe road in Owerri Municipal are worst hit in Imo State. There is the Ohafia-Arochukwu axis and the Umunneoche Council in Abia State where residents have fled their homes.

In Anambra, several communities are being ravaged by erosion while the Nguzu-Edda and Abia Iwerre communities in Afikpo South Local Council, Ebonyi have some of the worst erosion sites in the region while Enugu’s sites are mostly located along the Udi axis.

A visit to some of the erosion sites showed that economic and human activities are almost non-existent, the result of the yawning and dangerous gullies created by large-volume, fast-flowing run-off.It is often heart-breaking to see beautiful houses perched on the edges of deep gullies, long abandoned by their owners who have relocated and from wherever, await the inevitable swallowing of their homes.

The headquarters of Afikpo South council at Nguzu-Edda, has been relocated due to the threat by erosion even as a few buildings still sit perilously on the edges of gullies.A resident, John Nwuifuru told The Guardian that the “local government headquarters was relocated sometime by the administration of the former chairman of the council, Nkama Nkama Ude because the former location was no longer safe for habitation. You have seen how erosion ravaged the area to the point that buildings were swallowed and even the internal roads are no longer accessible.”

Nwuifuru also disclosed that the entire Abia-Iwerre community is being threatened by erosion that has also sacked many residents.At Oko community, Orumba North Council in Anambra state, erosion has shown it s no respecter of anybody.

The family homes of former Vice President, Dr. Alex Ekwueme and his younger brother the traditional ruler of the community, Prof. Laz Ekwueme are under serious threat of being washed away.So are facilities which include the Science Laboratory Technology (SLT) and auditorium at the Federal Polytechnic Oko, under construction may be swallowed up by an encroaching gully unless something is done to save them. It was gathered the school has sunk over N8bllion to erect some of the structures now being threatened.

The Guardian learnt that over 900 erosion sites exist in over 177 communities of the state including Oko, Ebenebe, Nanka, and Agulu among others, leading to severe environmental degradation and adversely affected the socioeconomic lives of the people.

According to Mr Ikenna Uba, cases of land degradation that developed into full-blown gully erosion sites were caused by human activities through the indiscriminate dumping of waste products, felling of trees and an increased runoff due to rapid land use development.

He added that the poor drainage system of the people was responsible.Uba told The Guardian that several intervention efforts had been made, stressing however that “they are hardly likely to contain galloping erosion from the numerous congestion we have in terms of infrastructure here.”

He said the Federal Government through the Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project (NEWMAP) is intervening in the area, adding however that “the more they intervene, the more new erosion sites are developed.“They are intervening in Amachalla gully in Awka South, Uruokpala-Umudunu erosion in Abagana Njikoka, St. Thomas Aquinas/Nero Plaza in Awka, and the New Heritage erosion site at Omogba, Onitsha”, he said.

It was gathered that the affected sites which would have been completed before the end of the first quarter of this year are being delayed by paucity of funds.One of the natives, George Uzo said they would be happy to see that the jobs were delivered, stressing that the intervention project was necessary to save some structures still standing as well as recover some farmlands.

The 23-kilometer Arochukwu-Ohafia federal road which runs from Ebem in Ohafia to Amuvi Village in Arochukwu Local Council of Abia State is also being ravaged by erosion.

Although a long segment of the road, which was cut off when it caved in some years ago had been sand- filled, there are noticeable threats of new gullies on the road.

The road said to have been constructed during the first republic and later rehabilitated during the second republic administration, defied subsequent repairs by successive governments which residents described as just nothing than grading during the dry season and filling of some potholes in the rainy season.

One of the residents, who identified himself as Ebuka stated: “We heard stories about the award of the contract and saw a contractor working on some portions of the road. But you can see that the road is still in a terrible shape due to erosion.

Under normal circumstances, it should be a 30-minute drive from Ebem Ohofia to Amuvi-Arochukwu, which would enhance the businesses of Ihechiowa, Ututu and Arochukwu communities and beyond.But as they are trying to fix the road, more areas are collapsing.”

In Imo, the Akwakuma erosion has narrowed the road to Onitsha and other adjoining areas.For Enugu, parts of Udi and Ezeagu along the Enugu- Onitsha road are seriously ravaged by erosion. The road, which is a dual carriage way has been reduced to one lane with various parts of the road washed
off.

Efforts to get officials of the Federal Ministry of Works in Enugu to comment failed. An official told The Guardian on condition of anonymity that; “We are controlled from Abuja. It will not be fair to speak unless they direct us to do so.”


https://www.google.com.ng/amp/s/guardian.ng/features/focus/gully-erosion-eating-away-south-east/amp


Eyah....
Re: Gully Erosion Eating Away South East Region , Residents Fleeing by Anambra1stSon(m): 6:06pm On Nov 11, 2017
wristbangle:


If Nigeria divides today, would Lagos state become a SE region?
Till then, just be ready to face Igbos, northerners and others
Re: Gully Erosion Eating Away South East Region , Residents Fleeing by Correspondence(m): 6:21pm On Nov 11, 2017
sarrki:
Everybody, including the owner of the six-flat storey-building in Abagana, Anambra state knew.The beautiful structure may not last till the next rainy season and in the next few weeks,could topple into the cavernous gully only a few metres away.

Last week in Njaba, Imo state ,Mr. Festus Okoro ‘s heart was filled with sadness as he surveyed what was left of his three hectares of farmland on which he had planted young cashew seedlings.

The retired ports worker had invested part of his retirement benefits on the farm only to discover that two days of heavy rainfall had left a large gully through which his seedlings had been washed into the Njaba river.


All across the South East, from Enugu to Imo, Anambra, Ebonyi and Abia states , gully erosion has cut up or washed away roads, destroyed farmlands, pulled down houses and sent residents fleeing their homes.

Investigation by The Guardian showed that Akwakuma in Owerri North Council, Njaba and parts of Okigwe road in Owerri Municipal are worst hit in Imo State. There is the Ohafia-Arochukwu axis and the Umunneoche Council in Abia State where residents have fled their homes.

In Anambra, several communities are being ravaged by erosion while the Nguzu-Edda and Abia Iwerre communities in Afikpo South Local Council, Ebonyi have some of the worst erosion sites in the region while Enugu’s sites are mostly located along the Udi axis.

A visit to some of the erosion sites showed that economic and human activities are almost non-existent, the result of the yawning and dangerous gullies created by large-volume, fast-flowing run-off.It is often heart-breaking to see beautiful houses perched on the edges of deep gullies, long abandoned by their owners who have relocated and from wherever, await the inevitable swallowing of their homes.

The headquarters of Afikpo South council at Nguzu-Edda, has been relocated due to the threat by erosion even as a few buildings still sit perilously on the edges of gullies.A resident, John Nwuifuru told The Guardian that the “local government headquarters was relocated sometime by the administration of the former chairman of the council, Nkama Nkama Ude because the former location was no longer safe for habitation. You have seen how erosion ravaged the area to the point that buildings were swallowed and even the internal roads are no longer accessible.”

Nwuifuru also disclosed that the entire Abia-Iwerre community is being threatened by erosion that has also sacked many residents.At Oko community, Orumba North Council in Anambra state, erosion has shown it s no respecter of anybody.

The family homes of former Vice President, Dr. Alex Ekwueme and his younger brother the traditional ruler of the community, Prof. Laz Ekwueme are under serious threat of being washed away.So are facilities which include the Science Laboratory Technology (SLT) and auditorium at the Federal Polytechnic Oko, under construction may be swallowed up by an encroaching gully unless something is done to save them. It was gathered the school has sunk over N8bllion to erect some of the structures now being threatened.

The Guardian learnt that over 900 erosion sites exist in over 177 communities of the state including Oko, Ebenebe, Nanka, and Agulu among others, leading to severe environmental degradation and adversely affected the socioeconomic lives of the people.

According to Mr Ikenna Uba, cases of land degradation that developed into full-blown gully erosion sites were caused by human activities through the indiscriminate dumping of waste products, felling of trees and an increased runoff due to rapid land use development.

He added that the poor drainage system of the people was responsible.Uba told The Guardian that several intervention efforts had been made, stressing however that “they are hardly likely to contain galloping erosion from the numerous congestion we have in terms of infrastructure here.”

He said the Federal Government through the Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project (NEWMAP) is intervening in the area, adding however that “the more they intervene, the more new erosion sites are developed.“They are intervening in Amachalla gully in Awka South, Uruokpala-Umudunu erosion in Abagana Njikoka, St. Thomas Aquinas/Nero Plaza in Awka, and the New Heritage erosion site at Omogba, Onitsha”, he said.

It was gathered that the affected sites which would have been completed before the end of the first quarter of this year are being delayed by paucity of funds.One of the natives, George Uzo said they would be happy to see that the jobs were delivered, stressing that the intervention project was necessary to save some structures still standing as well as recover some farmlands.

The 23-kilometer Arochukwu-Ohafia federal road which runs from Ebem in Ohafia to Amuvi Village in Arochukwu Local Council of Abia State is also being ravaged by erosion.

Although a long segment of the road, which was cut off when it caved in some years ago had been sand- filled, there are noticeable threats of new gullies on the road.

The road said to have been constructed during the first republic and later rehabilitated during the second republic administration, defied subsequent repairs by successive governments which residents described as just nothing than grading during the dry season and filling of some potholes in the rainy season.

One of the residents, who identified himself as Ebuka stated: “We heard stories about the award of the contract and saw a contractor working on some portions of the road. But you can see that the road is still in a terrible shape due to erosion.

Under normal circumstances, it should be a 30-minute drive from Ebem Ohofia to Amuvi-Arochukwu, which would enhance the businesses of Ihechiowa, Ututu and Arochukwu communities and beyond.But as they are trying to fix the road, more areas are collapsing.”

In Imo, the Akwakuma erosion has narrowed the road to Onitsha and other adjoining areas.For Enugu, parts of Udi and Ezeagu along the Enugu- Onitsha road are seriously ravaged by erosion. The road, which is a dual carriage way has been reduced to one lane with various parts of the road washed
off.

Efforts to get officials of the Federal Ministry of Works in Enugu to comment failed. An official told The Guardian on condition of anonymity that; “We are controlled from Abuja. It will not be fair to speak unless they direct us to do so.”


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This is marginalization. grin. Why only the southeast?

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Re: Gully Erosion Eating Away South East Region , Residents Fleeing by PVision2020(m): 7:31pm On Nov 11, 2017
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This is marginalization. grin. Why only the southeast?
ah tire o. same region is Landlocked, erosion ravaged, brain drained, Leadership bankrupt, deserted by her people, desolated.
Chukwu Obuko kerewawa is seriously marginalising Us.
We want to leave this world to form our own country biafuro in Jupiter.
The Sun must set at Jupiter. Lol

Folks, I beg free this guys.

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Re: Gully Erosion Eating Away South East Region , Residents Fleeing by shallysgirl: 9:08pm On Nov 11, 2017
So what will you do about it? Nada. grin
sarrki:
Now understand why Lagos is under siege
Re: Gully Erosion Eating Away South East Region , Residents Fleeing by shallysgirl: 9:09pm On Nov 11, 2017
You can only complain.live with it.
abdelrahman:
Chai mass immigration to north and west
Re: Gully Erosion Eating Away South East Region , Residents Fleeing by mikolo80: 9:14pm On Nov 11, 2017
Cooly100:
Efforts to get officials of the Federal Ministry of Works in Enugu to comment failed. An official told The Guardian on condition of anonymity that; “We are controlled from Abuja. It will not be fair to speak unless they direct us to do so.”

This is why there is need to give autonomy to regions...so they can do things for themselves... yet some parasites gaining from the rot in the structure of Nigeria, would tell you there is no need for restructuring...This is why the country is at the lowest rung of all index of measurement in the world...
so you need autonomy to plant grass, I see.
Who hold your Ministry of environment.
Even police, railways and power can be worked around

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Re: Gully Erosion Eating Away South East Region , Residents Fleeing by Jaideyone(m): 9:21pm On Nov 11, 2017
sirBLUNT:
mr patriotic i knew u wil say dadt bt wat i find appauling is ur hatred towards the igbos..evn wen we al knw dat without them the nigerian economy is dead
i hop u wil tel ur empty head leader and his pple to stop stealing their natural resources n focus on their groundnut and 4 how long shall u continue to b slaves...
lol foolish lie taken too far. how's the economy dead without ibos?

the south east as a region doesn't contribute as much as the Ss and Sw to the economy.

talking of IBO people as individuals you need Nigeria more than Nigeria needs you. you are mainly traders and you have over 150million non ibos to do business with in Nigeria. if you refuse to trade the demand of 150million people will still be there and other ethnic groups will fill up the demand for traders. quit being an ungrateful illiterate. ibos can't survive without Nigeria. think before you make foolish comments

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