The massive floods ravaging nine out of 21 local government areas of kogi state has entirely submerged one of them,Ibaji claiming the life of three-year-old baby and three others in the local government area.
The chairman of the local government area, Hon. Williams Iko-ojo,made this known while speaking with journalists on Tuesday in Onyedega, the headquarters of Ibaji local government area.
Iko- Oko told journalists the extent of the damage caused by the flood to the LGA saying it is beyond the local government area.
He called on relevant National agencies responsible for the handling of natural disasters to come to the aid of the LGA to alleviate the plight of the victims of flood.
” As I’m speaking with you, there is no single habitable land in Ibaji, everywhere has been submerged and people are in devastating condition.
“To be honest, the humanitarian crisis is beyond what the local government can tackle, we are calling on the National Emergency Management Agency, (NEMA), the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) and all relevant authorities to come to the aid of my people”
Also Speaking, the traditional ruler, Ejeh of Ibaji and Chairman of Ibaji Traditional Council, Ajofe John Odiche Egwemi,called on the Federal government to complete the dredging of the river Niger and also embark on building dams as a long term solution to the flooding.
“I feel very devastated with the magnitude and the destructions that come from the flood disaster. Usually, we do experience flooding of farmlands between August and October but not of this magnitude” he added
Ibaji Local Government Area is an agrarian settlement with reputation for great agricultural produce, but this has been submerged by the flood.
Tthe flood has also ravaged some of the houses of legislators living in Ganaja vicinity, forcing them to relocate else where.
