Our Target Is To Completely Annihilate Flood In A'Ibom State - Sir Udoh

By Umani Uwemedimo

The Akwa Ibom State government has said that one of its core target is to completely eradicate flood which has become a major concern in the State, especially in the Uyo Metropolis.

Speaking during the tour on some major erosion sites in the Uyo Metropolis, the Akwa Ibom State Commissioner for Environment and Petroleum Resources, Sir Charles Udoh maintained that the exercise is to ensure that flood control in the state which is one of the targets of government is achieved without delay.

Sir Udoh also harped on the high rate of uncontrollable disposal of debris, unused polymers and other wastes in the State, maintaining that with this, the erosion control systems may likely encounter difficulty in the discharge of the flood to the designed destination.

The Environment and Petroleum Resources Boss was accompanied by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Mr. Nsudoh Nsudoh, the State Project Coordinator of Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project (NEWMAP),Dr.Ubong Harrison, Directors in the Ministry, Contractors and Project Consultants.

The projects visited includes, Etim Umana gully erosion Site; St. Luke Hospital erosion Site, Anua Offort, Uyo High School, and Ibrahim Babangida Avenue other flood control projects in the area.

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