Property worth millions of naira have been submerged by flood in a popular block industry along the popular Nigerian Port Authority (NPA) in Warri, Delta state.
Prince Andre Edun one of the mainly hit entrepreneur and Chief Executive Officer/Managing Director Jolandys Nigeria Limited, Monday May 24, 2021, expressed sadness over the situation, disclosing that ever since he has been operating in the area for the past 17 years, nothing of such flood has been witnessed.
According to Prince Edun, the unexpected flood is caused by the abandoned drainage project construction in the median along NPA Expressway, Ugbuwangue, whereby contractors handling the job, dug a shallow drains thereby preventing water flowing to the appropriate channel it supposed to flow to.
He noted that as a taxpayer to both the federal, state and local governments he doesn’t deserve such unnecessary suffering affecting his business.
Prince Edun, while lamenting the terrible situation disclosed that his company has trained over 300 youths in interlocking, therefore helped in complimenting the state government human capital development and does not deserve such lack of attention to the flood affecting the area.
The affected flood victims appealed to Governor Okowa to come to their aid by directing relevant agencies to come to the NPA Expressway opposite Warri Wolves camp and ascertain the flooding in area by opening the blocked channel causing the flood.
Prince Edun and others urged Warri Uvwie and Environs Devrelopment Agency, (WUEDA), Ministry of Environment, Warri south local government area as well as other relevant agencies to visit the scene and find lasting solution to the flood before it cause more havoc to business centres and residents in the commercial metropolis of Warri and its surroundings.
