By Daniel Tyokua
Abuja residents in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) are worried over flood as the rainy season set in.
They said their fear stemmed from poor management of drainages by some residents and those saddled with the responsibility.
Some of the residents said that rainy seasons have been a difficult period for them as floods always submerge their belongings.
Mr Jacob Idris, a resident of Nyanya, said that they have been battling with flood every rainy season even after clearing the drainages around them.
He said until the bridge and the road are reconstructed and a bigger ring is fixed; they may not get out of the problem.
‘’We don’t have the financial strength to construct a bigger bridge and a better road that’s why we are appealing to the government to come to our aid.
‘’We have lost millions of naira worth of goods and property to flood in this area and we are afraid that if nothing is done this year, property or even lives may be lost to flood.
‘’We have started seeing signs that it will rain heavily this year, since the first rain had caused serious flooding’’ he said.
Mrs Amaka Ukachukwu, a resident of Mararaba, Nasarawa State, said to prevent a recurrence of flood this year, the public needed to be sensitised to desist from dumping refuse on water channels.
‘’We need to sensitise residents to the danger of dumping refuse on waterways and major channels.
‘’Now that the rains are coming, we appeal to the government to be prepared and assist us in time”
