The Flood Issue In Rivers State is Due to Political Negligence

[EstherBtc]

The taskforce that would enforce the law that nobody should be seen throwing waste into the gutters, where are they?
Yes, we as citizens have our role to play but the government should also set up institutions that would enforce and stop mostly market women from throwing waste into the gutters even sensitization on the dangers can go a long way.

The long and short of all of these is that the government plays the major role.

Indeed, the government plays a major role in the cause of the recent flood incident which happened in Rivers State this year, because ever since the Governor came back from suspension in late last year, he hasn't been able to take an decision by himself that will favour the common man. As everything in the state just seems on standby, except the monthly allocation that is been received from the Federal government and shared among Wike, Fubara and the rest of his cabinet in the Rivers State House of Assembly. Because had it been Fubara was still active the way he was early last year, I doubt this flood would have happened. Because immediately sanitation was seize and yet market women kept throwing refuse in the drainage, I knew that there was likely to be a flood. Including improper planning whereby even water walls are been sold for development.

Truly, the people of Rivers State is at the mercy of these Politicians, Godfatherism is killing this state everything is on standstill because of One man all they care about is sharing of state funds for their personal use. Because how can someone allocate a big construction like this ring road yet the drainage is not properly done.

Again, i ask who are those responsible for selling the lands that are marked as waterways? Because when you go for your land mapping at the local government headquarters they permit these lands and ask for payment

[Stable090]

The canals and waterways have not been dredged and clear since this political toggle started.

Areas like Eneka, Rukpokwu, Rumuokoro, Oyibo just to mention a few is still flood till today as i am making this post because of the ring road that was poorly constructed, lives have been lost, properties damaged, thousand of houses in flood and thousands of people homeless.
Yet, the sitting administration is quiet about all this.

Most of the flood happening in this country is caused by government negligence, lack of proper drainage, and d existing drainage wey Dey no get proper maintenance na y dem Dey block be that. Money wey government suppose use do all this things, some group of people go seat for one place chop d money, dem no care about the effects of lack of drainage wey dem no provide, dem no care say people go lose their life’s and property if dem chop d money. Make we also Dey try Dey clean our own drainages also, make we no turn am for place wey we go Dey pour dirty things.

[Audrey Simmons]

E get one thing people need to understand and that nah say flood nah natural disaster, although man made flood dey occur but wetin happen for September no be something I go blame on politicians because no be just roads e affect, private bouses too suffer am and you wan tell me say as flood enter people houses nah because no good gutters or passageway for the water to use pass?

This one no be natural flooding, na because of rain na in make the flooding happen, and if to say all the drainage system truly dey work and for new ones dey suppose done channel, this kind flooding no suppose they disturb. As the government no choose to do road, and as when time go reach to vote, some people go still choose to do vote by tribalism or by how much dey buy their vote, good road and drainage system for done solve the problem.

I hear say the governor compensate houses wey the flood affect, and houses wey dey close to the flooding, na true?

[Barikui1]

All the tin wey you yarn here na 100% true. This flood wey happen for our beloved city pitakwa na as a result of say our beloved governor fubara no fit concentrate on his governorship work, due to fight and problems here and there from wike. All the drainage for my area for pitakwa just block, but my happiness be say, I dy stay for near river, so the salt water river dy swallow all the rain water wey suppose worry the neighborhood.

Normally people go wan blame the government for things like this, but why I no too blame governor fubara for this matter be say them no gree an work freely, as him get for mind, because I believe say things like this for no ever happen if wike allow am do his work as governor of the state.