By Ifeoma Ejiofor
Landlords and property owners in Trans Nkisi Layout, Onitsha, Anambra State have mobilised significant resources to cushion the devastating impact of the huge gully erosion ravaging the area.
They have actually constructed several very wide, deep and thick drainage channels at different locations and along various waterways to control floodwaters and other uncontrolled water flows.
The Trans Nkisi layout Landlords have however appealed to Gov Charles Soludo to intervene decisively and deliver a lasting solution to their predicament.
The Chairman of Trans Nkisi Layout Landlords, Chief Onyebuchi Ndulue, who spoke on behalf of landlords, property owners and developers, said the community had taken the immediate step to control flooding.
He said that they have also constructed substantial drainage channels capable of directing floodwaters and other uncontrolled water away from vulnerable areas pending comprehensive government intervention.
Ndulue disclosed that the landlords had already committed a huge amount of money to the emergency works, including the construction of the wide, deep and thick drainage channels at strategic locations.
He stressed that the financial burden underscored the seriousness of the threat and the community’s determination to protect the layout from further environmental degradation.
Ndulue recalled that the landlords formally sent an SOS to the state government on July 7, 2026, following the alarming escalation of the erosion challenge and subsequent joint inspection of the affected areas by the Commissioners for Works, Arc. Okey Ezeobi; Physical Planning and Urban Development; and Environment, Dr. Clem Aguiyi.
The chairman commended the Soludo administration for responding to the community’s distress call through the inspection, but appealed to the governor to step in and step up the intervention with permanent erosion-control infrastructure capable of finally arresting the menace and providing a comprehensive drainage system to complement the channels already constructed by the landlords.
He warned that without urgent and comprehensive action, the expanding gully could worsen during successive rainy seasons, with uncontrolled floodwaters and other water flows intensifying erosion, causing further damage, threatening homes and infrastructure and posing a serious threat to the lives and properties of residents of the layout.
