By Gbenga Sodeinde, Ado-Ekiti
The Trade Union Congress, TUC in Ekiti State has commiserated with victims of the recent flooding, particularly workers and students of Ekiti state University, who were worst hit by the disaster.
Chairman of the TUC, Mr Sola Adigun who led other leaders of the council on inspection of some of the areas affected including, Onala, Emirin, and Oke Ureje, Poly road among others expressed shock at the level of devastation caused by the flood.
He said, " the level of this devastation appears unprecedented. This is unarguably heightened by the reality of climate change responsible for the rise in water level. Unfortunately, the attitude of our people such as building on water ways, indiscriminate dumping of waste in drainages compound this challenge "
Speaking with newsmen during the visit, Mr Adigun, who doubles as the state chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Secondary Schools, ASUSS commended Governor Kayode Fayemi for his prompt visit to the areas and relief materials worth millions of naira for the affected EKSU students, while he also lauded other agencies which had visited the areas.
While calling on other agencies to compliment the efforts of the state government, also calls for the mobilisation of experts to save the Ureje Bridge from total collapse.
The TUC chairman stressed the need for urgent dredging of the Ureje River and other Rivers prone to overflow their natural cause, pleading with the Federal Government to provide financial support for the state.
Mr Adigun who charged residents to desist from dumping waste inside water, contended that it was time for the government to ensure that no one, no matter how highly placed, built structure on water ways and other areas that could affect environmental sanity.
The TUC boss added ,"government must now put up a standard master plan for the state capital and major or decisively enforce the existing one if there is. We can not continue to indulge ourselves in our attitude towards the environment, nor continue to take the clement nature of our environment for granted, otherwise, we are all doomed by it's consequences ".
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