Change The Habits Of Blocking Drainages, FG Tells Nigerians • Channels Television

The Federal Government has appealed to Nigerians, especially those living in flood-prone areas to stop blocking drainages to enhance the flow of water.

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo made the plea in a statement on Thursday by his spokesman, Laolu Akande.

“One of the things I’d want to say is that we have to change our habits in terms of blocking drainages. By and large here, if you look at the channels, they are huge,” he said when he visited Abeokuta on Wednesday.

“They have done quite a lot in terms of canalisation and drainage. But still, where you have a large amount of rain falling within a short period of time, you are likely to have flash flooding.”

Professor Osinbajo, who was on a condolence visit to the Ogun State capital, noted that while it was difficult to avoid flash flooding anywhere, the situation would have worsened if the incident occurred late at night because it would naturally cause a disaster.

He advised those…