The Ekiti State Government on Saturday, September 27, 2025, commenced the dredging of waterways and rivers in Ado-Ekiti, to curb flooding, during the rainy season.
Chairman, Ekiti State Environmental Protection Agency (EKSEPA), Chief Bamitale Oguntoyinbo, had led board members of the agency to inspect ongoing dredging of rivers at various sites in Ado-Ekiti.
Some of the visited flood prone areas included, Iso and Oshodi streets, both along Afao Road in Ado Ekiti, while the Elemi and Iremide rivers sites that had undergone dredging were also visited.
The board members also visited the ongoing dredging at Ureje river along Olujoda, Falana down to Moferere Street and a river at GRA third extension, along new Iyin Ekiti road in Ado-Ekiti.
Reacting, the Chairman of EKSEPA, Chief Oguntoyinbo, expressed satisfaction with the job done by the engineer handling the dredging of the rivers.
“I and the board members of EKSEPA are happy and encouraged with the level of work done by the engineer handling the dredging project.
“The Governor, Mr. Biodun Oyebanji, is very passionate about the safety of lives and properties of his people.
“He is making sure that flood does not affect residents of any community in Ado-Ekiti,” he said.
Chief Oguntoyinbo, advised residents of Ado-Ekiti to stop building houses and fences on waterways.
He urged the State Town Planning Management, to ensure that the standard of setting aside layout for waterways before building houses was uphold to curb flooding in any part of the state.
Similarly, the General Manager of EKSEPA, Mr. Olukayode Adunmo, said the rivers, before now, were dredged by three kilometres, noting that, currently, a total of 10 kilometres had further been dredged in all the rivers prone to flooding in Ado-Ekiti.
Adunmo said the purpose of the dredging was to curb destructive floods in any part of Ado-Ekiti metropolis.
“In the last two to three weeks, there has been heavy rainfall and I think residents living in the flood-prone areas have been lucky, because of Gov. Biodun Oyebanji’s prompt intervention.
“If not for his intervention, Ekiti would have been part of the states affected by flood disaster.
“But our amiable governor has been proactive to curb flooding by addressing the menace the way it should be tackled. This is why we are enjoying peace in Ekiti,” he said.
The general manager noted that the state government had embarked on flood control, since 2023 and would not relent in its efforts to keep residents living in flood prone areas safe.
By Adedeji Egbebi