Calabar Landslide: Imoke Condole Deceased Families, Promise Immediate Intervention September 9th, 2013 by Share by crossriverwatch admin Commissioner for Works, Legor Idagbo and his Environment counterpart inspecting the erosion site earlier this morning Legor Idagbo leading the team of government officials to the erosion disaster site today Mr. Amos Akaniyene who lost his wife and six children to the landslide Cross River State Governor, Senator Liyel Imoke has promised to intervene and cure the three fingers of the gully erosion that resulted to landslide and killed a family of seven at Edim Otop area of Calabar Municipal Area Council of the State. Imoke made the statement when he paid an on the spot visit to the area to condole with the deceased families and inhabitants of the area. Represented by a high power delegation made up of Commissioner for Works, Barrister Legor Idagbor, his counterpart in the Environment, Dr Sandy Onor and the State Security Adviser Mr. Rekpene Bassey, Imoke said the loss of lives and properties in the area was avoidable if people had listen to the various sensitization by the various government agencies to move away from the disaster prone areas. He assured that government will commence immediate intervention to ensure that those leaving around the environment are protected from future disaster while assuring the families of deceased that government will support them. “His Excellency the governor of Cross River State who would have love to be here in person but was out of the state due to the demand of his office heard what happened and was deeply troubled. He had sent us here to come and find out in first hand and report back to him what the position of things are so that action can be taken immediately. “Its unfortunate that it involved lives and the governor is deeply touched and sent his condolences to the bereaved families and relations as well as the people living in the area. Hon Legor Idagbo,Commissioner for Works said. On the problem of erosion that is eating deep into the main road leading to Akpabuyo in Atimbo Area, the works commissioner said immediate intervention shall commence. “Those other areas was as a result of improper channel of the water from the drain, we will work closely with the commissioner of environment to channel the water properly and solve the problem permanently.
Posted on: Tue, 10 Sep 2013 06:03:01 +0000
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