Oshiomholein a message to Gov. Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State and the people, “I wish to extend to Your Excellency my personal commiseration and the commiseration of the people of Edo State over last weekend’s flood disaster, which affected many parts of Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State.
The statement, issued by Oshiomhole’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr Peter Okhiria, in Benin, expressed regrets over the death of some residents and prayed that ``the good Lord would touch their loved ones with His consoling grace.
“I am sure that the good people of Oyo State would find comfort in the knowledge that they are not alone at this time of adversity.
``Our hearts are with you as you grapple with the lingering challenges that remain in the wake of this disaster.
“Do kindly convey our commiseration and encouragement to the good people of Oyo State, especially the relatives of those who lost their lives.”
Meanwhile, residents of Benin are also worried by flooding from continued rainfall, which is making movement within the city difficult.
Some residents told the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) that they were worried that the situation might degenerate to the level being experienced in Ibadan.
They urged the Edo Government to compel contractors to hasten action on the on-going road construction in parts of the city to ease the sufferings of the people.
The residents also urged the governor to direct the local governments to rehabilitate access roads in their areas.
Mr Peter Osaro, a commercial motor driver, said `` we know that the governor is trying with road construction but let him do something about the access road for now.
``Apart from bus drivers who reside on Egor, no commercial driver dare ply this route because of the deplorable condition of the roads.
A landord, Mr Egie Edobor, said `` to make our plight more pitiable, government deliberately refused to deploy any of its buses on this route.
``We pay as much as N150 from Textile Mill road junction to Egor Market for the few available buses, a journey of less than 20 minutes, whenever it rains because the roads are in bad shape.
Mrs Iyobo Evbata, a teacher, said, ``It is as if we are not part of this state. Whenever it rains, our hearts are in our mouths thinking about how we can get home.
``The situation is not different from those who live around Uselu, Ugbowo and Evbuotubu. We appeal to the governor to ask the contractors to increase their pace of work.
``We will also appeal that the governor should direct the chairman of the local government to assist him in the rehabilitation of some of the access roads while construction is being carried out on the major roads.
Mr Ekpen Edionwe said ``I lost my car and house to the perennial flooding in my area and only recently just relocated to a new area also now being threatened by erosion.
``We are begging government to please help us.''(NAN).
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