Monarch begs Abia ,Fg to save his community from flood

The Traditional Ruler of Etiti Ohazu Autonomous
Community, Osisioma Ngwa Local Government
Area, Abia, Eze Ishmael Nnakwu, on Thursday
appealed to Federal and Abia Governments to save
his community from flooding.
Nnakwu made the plea in an interview with the
News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Aba.
He said that the floods which have created deep
gullies and made the community a disaster-prone
zone required urgent assistance.
“We were sometimes classified by the Federal
Ministry of Health as people living in swampy area
of Aba South.
“This is not a swampy area, but a place where a
large number of Aba residents reside.
“But the condition of our roads without drainage
systems has made it look like a swampy area. We
are living in a disaster area of Aba South Local
Government Area.
“We suffered from lots of epidemics. I have made
series of reports to National Emergency
Management Agency (NEMA) and Abia State
Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), but to no
avail.
“My reports made no impact. My community is
usually submerged by flood at the slightest rain,”
he said.
He said the condition of roads in the area was
made worse by lack of refuse buckets in the area,
adding that the development had caused
uncoordinated refuse disposal and its attendant
environmental crisis.
“Although we are paying infrastructure levy, ASEPA
fees and others, we do not know why there is no
help coming to us.
“We are requesting that ASEPA should bring their
refuse bins to strategic places on Obohia Road and
make efforts to remove them constantly to avoid
epidemics.
“We are also appealing to Abia government to save
our soul. In Ngwa Ward 4, we gave one of the
largest votes both to the president and the
governor. I see no reason why we should be
suffering.’’ (NAN)