Residents lament as flood renders Akwa Ibom monarch, others homeless

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Residents of Ikot Obio Atai in Itu Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State have expressed agony they face due to perennial flooding ravaging the

Many of them who are indigent members of the community, said since they couldn’t afford money to relocate to another safer area, they have devised a palliative means of scooping flood water in their rooms each time it rains and continued with their normal activities in the room.

“I have no other option than to live here because we don’t have money to rent new accommodation or build new houses, therefore after every rain we scoop water and go back to our wet rooms.” ”The community has written to the government till date, nothing has happened, Since 1999, nothing has happened. If it was possible the community would have addressed the problem. It is difficult for us. Governor Udom Emmanuel should come and help us. We are all members of PDP. It is sad that even the village head ‘s house is under water and yet they say that Akwa Ibom is beautiful,” he said.

 

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