₦airaland Forum

Tony Okafor, Awka

Flood has rendered a 98-year-old man, Mr. Emmanuel Onyeleme; and no fewer than 200 others homeless in Ubaha Ezira community of Anambra State.

Narrating their ordeal to newsmen at Ezira, Orumba Local Government Area of the state on Wednesday, the nonagenarian said they now live like refugees in their hometown.

He said the type of flood that wreaked the havoc in their community after a downpour in the area on Monday was the first of its kind he had witnessed in his lifetime.

He blamed a certain contractor handling a road contract in the area for their doom.

He called on the state government and other concerned citizens to come to their aid.

He said, “We now live like refugees in our hometown. Government should take responsibility for this because they brought these contractors who are doing the shoddy job that led to this catastrophe.

“They should construct a proper drainage along this road so that subsequent rains would not submerge us completely. And they should pay us for these damages,” Onyeleme stated.

Also speaking, Ozoemena Ikwukeme from Ubaha Ezira, said the downpour began at about 5pm.

He said the rain destroyed his property, including his documents and those of his wife and kids.

He said he was yet to quantify the damages he had incurred from the flood which, according to him, included about 30 bags of rice he recently harvested from his farm.

“I am a large scale farmer as well as a staff in the Works Department of Orumba South Local Government and my documents are lost forever. All the certificates of my wife and my kids are lost. So are my efforts for the season. I am devastated.

“I want to ask Governor Willie Obiano whether he gave this road to be truly built or as a political strategy.”


A philanthropist, Mr. Godwin Ezeemo, has called on the Anambra State Government to respond to the cry of the displaced persons of Ezira.

Ezeemo, who is a governorship aspirant in the forthcoming November 18 poll in the state, also advised the contractors working on the road, who the villagers accused of being responsible for the flood, to increase the specification of the drainage.

Source: http://punchng.com/contractor-diverts-flood-renders-98-year-old-man-200-others-homeless-in-anambra/

Cc: lalasticlala

omofunaab:
This is nice.. I hope it will be completed by 2019

Same here bro

4Play:
Dan Etete acquired the oil bloc in 1998 when he was petroleum minister under the Abacha government and the chronology gives you an idea why corruption allegations rarely gain traction in Nigeria.

A full investigation will implicate several people across successive governments. Some of these people are highly connected to today's administration as well as past administrations. So the story dies in Nigeria albeit kept alive by the international media.

The DSS and EFCC are more interested in "mickey mouse" corruption allegations involving relatively low level allegations. Has anyone heard anything about Sanusi's $20bn?

DSS, ICPC and EFCC bodies were created as a faceoff to deceive Nigerians they are fighting corruption but like you said, they are more interested in the mickey mouse allegation while the heavyweights holding the nation ransom are neglected.

We would be deceiving ourselves if the current administration will arrest these evil prosecutors but they are bird of feathers.

They will only jostle on the issue as if it's just normal.

God on my bended kneels I pray, grant me the strength together with other patriotic Nigerians to annihilate these evil demons through spiritual and physical means.

When someone's downfall is imminent, his/her pride attains full peak

Earth2Metahuman:
Naso

They now wonder why foreign and National investors will never invest in their region

Precisely.

BiafranBushBoy:


Watch how people with natural hatred towards the Igbo race flood this thread with their cone shaped head to spew trash!!

They will come in their numbers with their tigered faces to type

God bless the Igbo race!!

Shut up . I am a yoruba and I use made in Aba shoe. Let us grow nigeria together.

Nice one but please Amosun complete Ijoko, Alagbole, Akute, Ogijo, Papalanto - Sagamu, Ota - Agbara, Agbado, Adatan - Camp, Ilaro roads please. If you can complete all these roads, you will go down as the best governor ever in Ogun state as the state will fast catch up with lagos development.

erico2k2:
Insignificant show and[s] you bothered to know about it, stupidity at its peak![/s]

Where did I mention that I was bothered about it? Maintain your lane and mind your damn business pls.

Ikpewe:
is 25 mil insignificant? Is a car not just a car but suv is insignificant?

If the N25M can be channel into something valuable, I am okay with that. Well the SUV car will become significant if it can be used to chase assets.

refiner:
Runs after him...u must follow me to d oza room oo

With that your mean eyes on ur dp . Make this woman no go pour acid on me true true

refiner:
That's because i luff u nah...boo mi

U don't luff me jawe. First u ignored me. Now u threatening me with acid. #running away#

muykem:
The guy is very creative though Biafra will remains in a picture forever.

Knock out words

GloriaNinja:
See as they are rejoicing as if they are the ones that won the prize, that's why Nigeria is not moving forward.

God bless you and to think of it they are celebrating the winner of an insignificant show.

refiner:
Nke ahu gbasara gi...


Another wify?...it seems u havn't felt acid on ur body before...

Ifunaya, which kind wahala be this? Idi kwa wicked wifey u go be oo

refiner:
This is an entertainment programme...not a talent whatever or a political stuff..so what were u expecting?...so put ur worries behind u and move on with the flow!

I ain't in support of the show being broadcast in SA tho...

Oya come lets go to the oza room

At the bolded, I am expecting that the show should not be broadcast again. It is bereft of anything entertaining. Well am moving on the flow with my entertainment jibe here which is devoid of any yeye BBnaija.

Lol which oza room? U whey e abandon me. I don tire 4 ur matter love. I go soon find another wifey

ritababe:
lol I think say na only me see am

That makes both of us. Still wondering why people watch the senseless program

Goldmaxx:
because tboss didnt win?

Because I hate the program with passion. I wonder what u people see in it. Wasted N25 million for rubbish

refiner:
Boo mi...who were u supporting?

I am not a fan of the yeye show let alone watching it. What moral justification does the program have for youths?

I even heard it's being broadcast from south Africa. Isn't that shameful sweery?

refiner:
Boo mi...efe won!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oya lets go over to d oza room!

Huh?? U! . Your matter just weak me

Useless program. Smh for naija youths

Mediapace:
They are coming for you

You ought to have kept mute till they leave

Lol baba I no send them oo

Draei:

Watch how them sex starved porcupines
called Nija youths come for your head.

Bros mi, I don't give a damn about their derogatory response. Whenever I ask from obsessed fans of BBnaija, what moral and even social lesson can be obtain from the program, their justification is pointless. I like fun and watch programs that will make my day. I am not discouraging them from watching the fantasy but with time they will realise how useless the program is.

With the views on this thread, I SMH for some youths in this country. What is the moral lesson of this stupid program?

AyamConfidence:
But where is lalasticlala sef

If you dey come bring Seu. and Mynd4. along ooo

Same here. I was wondering why this thread hasn't grace FP.

The article is spot on.

mapet:
Govt provide alternate accommodation for them? Sentiments aside, that holds no water. You want to send a signalling effect that to get accommodation in Lagos, just go and occupy a government areas, when development gets to that place, govt is supposed to give you accommodation........

Trust me, it does not work.

I don't think you get me correctly. I said the government can provide an alternative by providing low cost accommodation which they can afford at d main time.

ahahnow:
Lol look at this woman contemplating whether to throw the baby away or not

You are a wicked dude

AnonyNymous:
I feel sorry for them. . .but I believe they were warned enough. And some of those structures are illegal. I stand d to be corrected

Yes they were but no notice was served and alternative place was not provided for these people. It won't take any dime for LSG to provide low cost accommodation for these people. May God touch the heart of ambode

Look @ those small babies . God!

Nice one Mr. Adebayo Ogunlesi. No wonder Donald trump picked you. If we have thousands or millions of his likes replicating good image of this country instead of Internet scam, corrupt and drug trafficking people tarnishing our reputation abroad/home, our country will earn the desired respect.

Charity begins at home and I wish our corrupt leaders can pick a lesson from his story that you can legitimately become successful without compromising their way to the top.

jordinsparkles:
Lotanna..that's the name of my fiance.

Good. What's the meaning of the name?

Obinovictor:
I thought she's based in Canada... Do they use Etisalat there?

She may be roaming with the etisalat line in canada.

Having said that, I thought this issue has laid to rest.

dimeji877:
Another one
Reporting live from Ibadan

Wait a min... what is d meaning of those pictures u posted dude? Very hilarious.

On a serious note, this is a big blow to our personality across the globe