Governor Biodun Oyebanji of Ekiti State has lamented the massive destruction of property in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital, during Saturday’s torrential rain.
Oyebanji said this on Sunday, while inspecting the areas affected to evaluate the level of damage by the rainstorm.
Represented by the Deputy Governor, Mrs Monisade Afuye, the governor expressed happiness that there were no casualties during the torrential and stormy downpour.
He sympathised with the victims and pledged government’s support for those who were affected to rebuild their damaged structures.
The governor noted that while some structures experienced partial damage, it was a complete sweeping for the rooftops and the entire structures in some places, which he said would subject the owners to emergency financial burden.
Oyebanji commended the Ado-Ekiti traditional institution for demonstrating concerns over the incident, by making representation to tour the metropolis to appraise the level of destruction.
The governor assured that his government would not abandon the victims in subduing the emergency shock occasioned by the natural disaster that rendered hundreds homeless.
He assured that officials of the Ekiti State Emergency Management Agency and National Emergency Management Agency would revisit the affected areas to evaluate the damaged structures and enumerate the victims to guide the government on how best to intervene.
Oyebanji, however, appealed to the Federal Government for timely intervention in the Ekiti rainstorm incident, regretting that thousands across the 16 local governments have become homeless, while some had lost their means of livelihood.
Buildings, infrastructures and electrical facilities were not spared by the rainstorm as many poles and telecommunication masts were pulled down in the metropolis.