Abia Govt To Relocate Residents Over Flooding, Pledge To Tackle Erosion

The Abia State Government has announced plans to relocate its residents who have been directly affected by the erosion.

The State Commissioner for Information and Culture, Okey Kanu, disclosed this to newsmen in Umuahia, the Abia State capital.

Kanu’s assertion was against the menace of erosion ravaging the Ovom community in the Obingwa Local Government Area (LGA) of the state.

“There are plans to offer some relocation assistance to those directly affected by the erosion problem.

“Meanwhile, the government has advised those whose homes are 10 meters away from the erosion site to move immediately,” he said.

The commissioner noted that their exit would prevent them from the impending crisis that may arise if caught up in the flash floods that may follow the erosion paths around the Ovom area.

Kalu said the Abia government is determined to provide lasting solutions to the issue of erosion, adding that further details of the relocation plans and the logistics are underway.

Residents in Abia State living in flood-prone areas have been greeted with the annual fear of the menace as over 3000 houses are under the threat of caving into the gully thereby sacking the entire community.

In September, a torrential rain that lasted for over 16 hours affected a two-storey building and a four-bedroom bungalow in the Bende Local Government of the state.