Oyo Lawmaker Solicits Support for Rainstorm Victims

Also Hon. Adeniyi Fatai Adesina contributed by representing Ibadan South East 1 State Constituency, she said a terrible and disastrous rainstorm occurred last damage to lives and property of the people in Sabo, Abogunde, Isale Afon, Saja-Isale Ora, Masifa, Aguodo, Aduin and Oke – Ado areas of Ogbomoso. According to her, during the incident, a boy died instantly at Ori Oke Community High School, Apake while another boy died last Monday with another person who was seriously injured still receiving treatment in the hospital. While raising an alarm that this negative act of nature has become worrisome and cause of concern to the people of Ogbomoso, she said it has become an annual occurrence rendering many of the residents homeless while some are also maimed. She then disclosed that the Nigerian Meteorological Agency ,NIMET in its Seasonal Rainfall Prediction (SRP) for the year 2016, said there would be an occurrence of above normal rainfall in some states of the country including Oyo State.

The lawmaker who maintained that it is very relevantto render assistance to the victims and families of those that lost their lives in the incident, also enjoined the state government to be adequately prepared to forestall future occurrence given the prediction by NIMET.

Speaking on ways to assist the victims, she urged the State Emergency Management Agency,SEMA to visit the affected areas and provide relief materials to the victims, implored the Ogbomoso North local government to assist victims hospitalised by underwriting their medical bills and encouraged government agencies, private organisations and residents of Ogbomoso to plant trees within their premises, be it educational, official, commercial or residential to serve as wind breaker.