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Abia State Governor Alex Otti has evacuated residents in the areas prone to gully erosion.
He also promised to take immediate action to tackle the menace in Ovom Street, Aba.
Erosion has cut the road on the street into two leading to the collapse of many buildings in the area.
Otti, during the inspection of the affected site, directed the General Manager, Greater Aba Development Authority to see him for immediate mobilisation
The governor said, “It is very unfortunate that erosion has dealt a deadly blow in this area.
“The way it is going, if it is not controlled immediately, it will not only affect all the buildings around here but also the opposite side of the road.
“So, we need to come very quickly. I have given an instruction to the General Manager of Greater Aba Development Agency and he should be meeting me later this evening so that we can start solving the problem in the next few weeks.
“We are starting immediately. By the time we engage the engineers and contractors, it is not going to be done by direct labour.
“We need people who understand what to do. But I believe that it is something that we should deal with before the end of this year”.
The governor also said that he had instructed the GADA to evacuate those living around there.
Otti said, “I have asked him to evacuate everybody that is living around here. So, if you look around these houses, there is nobody in there.
“Those who are very close here, I have already gotten them evacuated. So, I hope nobody goes back to some of these buildings because it’s very dangerous.”
