Six persons have been confirmed dead after flood submerged communities in Esan South East Local Government Area of Edo
Victor Emuankhagbon, Chairman of Esan South LG, made this disclosure
when he received a delegation of National Emergency Management Agency
(NEMA) and officials of the Federal Ministry of Health at Ubiaja.
He said from the casualties, one of the bodies was yet to be recovered from the flooded area.
He said no fewer than 42 communities, 8,000 houses and 35,150 were affected by the flood.
The council boss, who also bemoaned the time of response by the
concerned agencies, called for a change of attitude in the manner
specific responsibilities were handled by those mandated to implement
them.
He also called for effective measures against natural disaster such as flooding.
According to the chairman, “the time has come for those saddled with
responsibilities that affect Nigerians to focus more on long term plans
rather than short term solutions.
“We are reacting to the crisis in the same old ways by adopting quick
fix, temporary approach, thereafter; we all go home and relax until it
happens again.
“We do this over and over again. The truth is that the time has come for
us to start planning ahead because if we fail to plan, we are planning
to fail.”
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