Commissioner for Environment,Mr Ola Oresanya at Sango on an environmental inspection tour
Relief is on the way for residents of Sango-Ota as Ogun State government embarks on clean-up and re-designing of all drainage network in the ancient town.
Commissioner for Environment,Mr Ola Oresanya made this known when he visited the town on an environmental inspection tour recently.
Oresanya said the exercise which is in conjunction with the Ado-Odo Local Government, Traditional Chiefs and Communities Development Associations not only involved cleaning and redesigning of all existing drainage networks but would also include maintaining and construction of new ones where necessary.
He said this would not only bring relief to the residents but would preserve government investment in road infrastructure in the town.
“The state government has commenced lots of roads in Ota-Ijoko, Ojuore and Idiroko Road have been completed.These are investment in infrastructure and one thing that will threaten them is drainage issue” the commissioner noted.
“So we want to preserve them through good drainage network as we don’t want a situation where we are careless and come back next year and find out that the roads are gone”Oresanya added.
The Commissioner also said the state government will work with the local government authorities to curb street trading as this will change the traffic flow in the town.
Contributing,the Chairman of Ado Odo Ota Local Government,Hon Sheriff Adewale Musa affirm the collaboration with the state government on the clean-up and redesigning of drainage network as well as street trading saying that the exercises will be painless to the residents of Sango-Ota.
