Breaking News

Osun begins Interview for shortlisted Teachers across the State | EID-EL-KABIR: YOUR SACRIFICES WILL NOT GO UNREWARDED, GOVERNOR ADELEKE ASSURES OSUN PEOPLE. | Osun Exco Approves Osun State Water Users Association (Irrigation) Bill 2025. | OSUN HOST SOUTHWEST STAKEHOLDERS ROUNDTABLE ON RENEWABLE ENERGY, UNVEILS CLIMATE-SMART INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO. | Setting the Record Straight: Wole Soyinka High School’s Condition and the Adeleke Administration’s Commitment to Education | Osun State Government receives report of findings on the Olojudo of Ido-Ayegule chieftaincy crisis | THE HISTORY OF HOW OSUN IS THE BIRTHPLACE OF ADIRE, OSUN GOVERNOR SPOKESPERSON RESPONDS TO OGUN ADIRE TRADERS | Governor Adeleke Bags NBA Award, Denies Rebuking Supreme Court | GOVERNOR ADELEKE GREETS GOVERNOR DAPO ABIODUN AT 65 | INFRA AWARD: GOVERNOR ADELEKE PLEDGES MORE SERVICE DELIVERY, DELIVERS DIASPORA LECTURE IN LONDON. | GOVERNOR ADELEKE SALUTES FORMER OSUN GOVERNOR, OGBENI RAUF AREGBESOLA AT 68. | Ifon-Ilobu-Erin Osun Communal Crisis: Adeleke Relaxes Curfew, Now 9pm—5am daily | Gov Adeleke expresses concern over Ilesha Correctional Centre Jail Break | Owa Coronation: Governor Adeleke Lists Achievements Across Ijesaland, Commends Tinubu over Ibadan-Ilesa Road Contract | You and Your Team are Doing A Phenomenal Job. | Food Security: Hon. Babatola Faseru Commends Governor Adeleke, Urges Farmers to Maximize Use of Distributed Tractors | Adeleke Spokesperson to Bashiru: Stop Using Fake News as a Campaign Strategy | Badly Constructed Road: Governor Adeleke Deploys Top Officials to Community, Directs urgent Review | Why Ajibola Bashiru is Blind to Osun 7th Examination Ranking and 1st SW Prize on Health – Adeleke’s Spokesperson | GOVERNOR ADELEKE CONGRATULATES DR AKINOLA ON APPOINTMENT AS SWDC MD | Governor Adeleke Eulogises Dele Momodu at 65
osun-state-government2-300×292
Webmaster October 5, 2015

Osun Issues Flood Alert, Warns Residents Against Indiscriminate Refuse Dumping

osun-state-government2-300x292Osun State Government has warned residents of the state of the possibility of flooding, even as it admonishes the residents to desist from dumping refuse inside gutters and water channels throughout the state.

A statement made available to newsmen in Osogbo by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Information and Strategy, Engineer Olusegun Aduroja said that the prediction was based on information obtained from the Nigerian Meteorological Agency on the possibility of heavy rainfall this year.

According to him, “the Nigerian Meteorological Agency has predicted that due to excessive rainfall during this raining season, there is the possibility of flooding in the state.

Aduroja stated further that both the National Emergency Management Agency, (NEMA), and it counterpart, the State Emergency Management Agency, have reinforced the warning.

The Permanent Secretary stressed that in order to prevent flood disaster; the people of the state should heed the warning, noting that to be forewarned is to be forearmed.

The statement also called on the Osun Waste Management Agency to redouble its efforts in waste clearing and management.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *