The Nigerian Institute of Town Planners (NITP) has called on both the Federal and Ondo State Governments on the need to take quick steps to arrest the perennial menace of ocean surge and flooding in Nigeria’s communities. However, he enjoined all dwellers in places prone to flooding to relocate to safer places to avoid disasters this year. In a recent disaster in Aiyetoro, a riverine community in Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State, ocean surge displaced over 2,000 people while 200 houses were destroyed. “We call upon the State and the Federal Governments to step up actions through intensive studies and production of implementable plans to arrest this menace,” he said. The NITP boss called on the Federal Government to restructure its agencies and create a single ministry of physical planning rather than being an appendage to other ministries.

Source: Nigerian Tribune June 27, 2023 04:03 UTC