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The Ogun State Government has promised victims of yesterdayâs rainstorm in Idogo and Ipake towns in Yewa-South Local Government Area of provision of relief materials to lessen their plight.
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The rainstorm damaged about 100 houses and a public primary school in Idogo.Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Barrsister Taiwo Adeoluwa made this pledge yesterday when he led a government delegation on an on-the-spot assessment tour of the affected communities.
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Accompanied by the Commissioner for Environment, Engr. Ayo Olubori, his counterpart in the Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Otunba Muyiwa Oladipo and the Chairman of Yewa South Local Government Council, Hon. Safiu Adeniji, Adeoluwa said the incident was a great loss not only to the affected communities, but also to the state as a whole.
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While thanking God that no life was lost to the disaster, Adeoluwa noted that the State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun was deeply touched by the incident, noting that this was why he ordered immediate inspection of the level of damage. âOn behalf of the Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, first, we thank God that no life was lost in the havoc that recently affected these towns.
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This is not the fault of anyone but a natural catastrophe. We also sympathise with you on behalf of the governor who ordered us to come here for instant assessment of degree of damage. “We want you to know that you are not alone in this situation. In fact, the whole state is affected by this because what affects one affects all. As I am speaking to you now, relief materials are on the way for everyone who is affected in one way or the other. Besides, officials the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) are also on ground for house to house enumeration and assessmentâ, Adeoluwa pointed out.
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Speaking on behalf of their communities, the Onidogo of Idogo, Oba Saheed Olubiyi and the Baale of Ipake, Chief Chief Dauda Fadairo thanked the Governor Amosun for his timely response and pledged their continued support for the programmes and policies of his administration which they noted had impacted positively in their lives.
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Narrating his ordeal, one of the victims and Basorun of Idogo, Chief Gbadamosi Amusa explained that he and his household escaped death by the whiskers as they were almost trapped by the debris of his collapsed building while they were asleep.
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âOnly God can explain how we narrowly escaped because this is where I and my wife were sleeping before the roof suddenly came down. We thank God for protecting us all in the incident. We also thank Governor Ibikunle Amosun and his cabinet for their quick interventionâ, he said.
Ogun State Government Press Release
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