FG Blames Abuja Estate Flooding On Faulty Construction, Refuse

BY CHIKA OKEKE, Abuja

The Federal Government has attributed the flooding in Trademore Estate, along Airport Road in Abuja to haphazard construction by developers and indiscriminate dumping of refuse on the drainage channels.

News Rider reports that 116 houses were affected after an early morning rain flooded the estate on June 23, 2023.

Permanent Secretary of Ecological Project Office, Malam Shehu Ibrahim disclosed this during an on-the-spot assessment tour of the estate over the week.

He promised to liaise with Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA), Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA) and Ministries of Humanitarian Affairs, and Environment on comprehensive plan of action to ameliorate subsequent flooding.

Ibrahim said the assessment was part of the Federal Government’s efforts to come up with a lasting solution to flooding in the area.

While lamenting the level of devastation on the residents and their livelihood, Ibrahim harped on the need for proper sensitisation to end indiscriminate dumping of refuse.

He pointed out that one government agency cannot tackle the flooding, assuring that the government would deploy officers to inspect other areas impacted by flooding.

The Chairman of Trademore, Phase 3 Residents Association, Dr Adewale Adenike said that the estate is sited on flood corridor that links to Lokogoma, Pykassa and other adjoining communities in Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC).

He pointed out that the government did not envisage the level of devastation at the initial stage of designing the estate.

Adenike pleaded with the government to deploy a scientific approach to the flooding by widening the artery and tributaries, as well as constructing a bridge around the estate.

Comments

11- month Unpaid Salaries: FG Returns EHCON To Budget Circle By 2025

BY CHIKA OKEKE, Abuja Stakeholders and Staff of EHCON in a group photograph at the unveiling of EHCON’s Electronic Documentation Management Center (EDMC) in Abuja on Wednesday. The Federal Government has stated that plans are underway to return the staff of Environmental Health Council of Nigeria (EHCON) to budgetary allocation by 2025 and facilitate the payment of 11-month unpaid salaries. Minister of Environment, Alhaji Balarabe Abbas Lawal stated this on Wednesday in Abuja at the unveiling of Environmental Health Council of Nigeria's (EHCON) Electronic Documentation Management Center (EDMC). The centre, which is domiciled at the headquarters of EHCON in the Federal Secretariat, was built by EHCON in partnership with Agro - Climate Resilience in Semi Arid Landscape (ACReSAL) and financed by the World Bank. News Rider reports that the staff of EHCON received their last salary in December 2023, which implied that from January to November 2024, the workforce are y...

EHCON Seals Deal With SEPHON, EPHPAN, WAHEB To Revamp Environmental, Public Health

BY CHIKA OKEKE, Abuja Registrar of Environmental Health Council of Nigeria (EHCON) Dr Yakubu Baba displaying a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed with the Registrar of West African Health Examination Board (WAHEB) Mrs Bola Oladejo in Abuja on Tuesday. In line with global best practices, the Environmental Health Council of Nigeria (EHCON) has sealed deal with strategic professional bodies to revamp environmental and public health issues across the country. They are Society for Environmental and Public Health of Nigeria (SEPHON), Environmental and Public Health Practitioners of Nigeria (EPHPAN), and West African Health Examination Board (WAHEB). Registrar of EHCON, Dr Yakubu Baba stated this on Tuesday at the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the professional bodies in Abuja. He noted that Environmental Health (EH) is a profession recognised and established by Act 11 of Environmental Health Officers Registration Counc...

CCB, NILDS Endorse CIFCFIN Agenda To Eliminate Fraud

BY CHIKA OKEKE, Abuja Iliyasu Gashinbaki The Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) and National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS) have endorsed the agenda of the Chartered Institute of Forensics and Certified Fraud Investigators of Nigeria (CIFCFIN), aimed at eliminating fraud from systems of government. This was one of the major highlights during the Institute’s 13th Direct Training/Licensed Practitioners Training/graduation and award of Fellowship at NILDS headquarters, Abuja. Speaking after his investiture as an Honourary Fellow of the Institute, Chairman of CCB, Dr. Abdullahi Bello noted that CIFICFIN embodies excellence, integrity and a steadfast commitment to combating fraud and upholding justice. He pointed out that to be recognised and honoured as a fellow of the institute is a privilege that he will cherish and carry with great responsibility. “As the Chief Executive of CCB, I am reminded of the critical role we play in fosterin...

News Rider

Search This Blog