The Ogun State House of Assembly has urged the Lagos State Government and Salini Nigeria Limited to provide drainage solutions, and evacuate the stagnant water affecting residents in Ifo 2 State Constituency.
The House Committee on Justice, Ethics, and Public Petitions, led by Oluseun Adesanya, made the appeal during an interface with the stakeholders on Thursday.
DAILY POST learnt that the meeting followed in a petition from the Baale Akinosi Area Community Development Council regarding environmental degradation caused by a water pipeline project by the Lagos State Government.
The project is said to have affected communities along Akute/ Baale/ Alausa/Oke- Aro in Ifo 2 State Constituency.
Adesanya charged the representatives of the Lagos State Government including a former Permanent Secretary in Ogun State, Mrs Cecilia Olajide, Mr Olanrewaju Fashola, Murtala Lawal and representative of the Contractor, Daniele Cifola to ensure that all issues raised by the affected communities are addressed.
He harped on the need to construct a drainage and asphalting of the pipeline to ameliorate the suffering of the residents.
The Committee Chairman, in company of other lawmakers including Folawewo Salami, Dickson Awolaja and Babatunde Tella, stressed the need to invite more stakeholders.
The stakeholders include representatives from the Ogun State Ministries of Environment, Works and Infrastructure, Water Resources, officials from the Lagos Adiyan Waterworks, Salini Nigeria Limited amongst others to address the issue in due course.
