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Ibadan Urban Flood Management Project To Dredge 67 Locations

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As part of its plans to live up to its billings, the Ibadan Urban Flood Management Project (IUFMP) is all set to dredge at least 67 locations in Ibadanland soonest before the raining season sets in.

This disclosure was made by one of the team members of IUFMP, Engineer Akanbi Tajudeen Oluwatoyin during interactions with the participants at the ongoing three-day workshop for media practitioners in Oyo State taking place at Plaza De Haruna Hotel in Oyo.

According to the Engineer “funding for this assignment is already with the World Bank. We have started working on the modalities of carrying out the assignment. Once the World Bank says there is no objection, we will go ahead.”

When asked if bureaucracy would not affect the urgent nature of the assignment at hand since the raining season would soon set in, Engr Akanbi said “there is no bureaucracy in the real sense of the word because we have a plan of action and we are organized and focused.

“We are mindful of the assignments we have been given. We are to carry out emergency interventionist job and there should be no wasting of time. So, in two weeks’ time, we should start the dredging assignments.”

Another member of the IUFMP team, Mr Abiodun Adefioye specifically gave examples of Celestial Bridge at Orogun, the bridge at Olodo and a few others will be replaced.

His words “When we have  a general global predictions of the likelihood of an hazardous situation at hand, our job is to work with other emergency service organizations. So, we are always ready.

“This is another reason why the media should cooperate with us at all times. We need to reach out to all segments and communities in Ibadanland. It is a very tedious job but it is possible to achieve so much with the cooperation of the media.”

Packaged by Olayinka Agboola

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