Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the forthcoming governorship election in Edo State, Dr. Asue Ighodalo has expressed deep concerns over the spate of land degradation occasioned by water erosion in Parts of Auchi.
Gatekeepers News reports that the candidate decried the damage done by gullies to major roads, farmlands and residential areas within the area when he visited the Auchi-Igarra Road gully noting that the situation of the road had become precarious to the lives of commuters in the area.
He acknowledged the urgent need to alleviate the sufferings of the people who now find it difficult to move people and goods from one location to the other as a result of the ravaging gullies.
He stated that he would put machineries in motion to work with national and international agencies relevant to land reclamation projects so that the gullies and their root causes would be attended to once and for all.
He advised against the use of the Auchi-Igarra road by heavy-duty trucks so as to forestall any incidence of a landslide that would quickly cut off the road and lead to possible loss of lives.
He enjoined the community and local government authorities to put in place measures to guide traffic in the area as it had become glaring that the condition of the road posed imminent danger to lives and properties if care is not taken.
Dr. Ighodalo also visited the Oshiomhole-Osomeke villages of Auchi on Sunday where he saw first hand the wanton destruction to properties and displacements in the aftermath of ravaging gullies in the area.
He assured residents of the area of his genuine concern noting that he will put in the requisite efforts and resources needed to right all that has gone wrong in the area once he is elected Governor of Edo state come September 2024.
