Uyo Drainage Saga: Five months after AKSG still adamant on future consequences
Death struck Iboko Village in Uyo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State on 10th March, 2022 following death of one woman who was reportedly drowned in a drainage along Abak Road within Port Harcourt Street in Uyo.
It was gathered that during the first rain of the year, a heavy down pour flooded the area and the deceased woman was said to be crossing to the other side never knowing there was a gutter there, then fell inside and was swept away by the ravaging flood.
Sequel to the protest which was subsequently staged by Iboko Youths to Government House, Uyo; the Commissioner for Works visited the area but since then nothing has been done as to how to cover the gutters (slaps) and the water tunnel.
It must be noted that Akwa Ibom State is adjudged as one of the cleanest states in NiNigera.
In a bid to maintain the tempo, the state government in 2020 during COVID-19 lockdown embarked on evacuation of drainages to ensure free flow of water in the gutters. But since then, the project is yet to be completed.
Five months after the ugly incidence, one then wonders what is keeping the state government from fixing the slaps and covering the water tunnel. The masses are still watching !
