Ogun Govt begins clean-up, redesigning of Sango-Ota drainge network

Bankole Taiwo, Abeokuta

Relief will soon come the way of residents of Sango-Ota as the Ogun State government is to immediately embark on clean-up and re-designing of all drainage network in the ancient town.

Commissioner for Environment, Mr Ola Oresanya said this when he visited the town on an environmental inspection tour.

Oresanya said the exercise which is in conjunction with the Ado-Odo Local Government, Traditional Chiefs and Communities Development Associations will apart from cleaning and redesigning of all existing drainage network also maintain and construct news ones where necessarily. He said this will not only bring relief to the residents but will preserve government investment in road infrastructure in the town.

“The State Government has commenced lots of roads in Ota-Ijoko, Ojuore and Idiroko Road have been completed.These are investmet in infrastructure and one thing that will threaten them is drainage issue.

“So we want to preserve them through good drainage network as we don’t want a situation where we are careless and come back next year and find out that the roads are gone,” Oresanya added.

The Commissioner also said the State Government will work with the Local Government authorities to curb street trading as this will change the traffic flow in the town.

Contributing, the Chairman of Ado Odo Ota Local Government,Hon Sheriff Adewale Musa affirm the collaboration with the Sate Government on the clean-up and redesigning of drainage network as well as street trading saying that the exercises will be painless to the residents of Sango-Ota.