Source: Daily Post

According to the  Project Coordinator of the National Erosion and Watershed Management Project, Ekiti NEWMAP, Dr. Akinyemi Akinyugha, all water channels leading to the Ureje River will be dredged soon to give room for free flow of water, thus preventing flooding.

He noted that Ekiti State Government had finalised engineering designs for the concrete channelisation of major channels within Ado, including the entire Ureje stretch.  

“Recall that Governor Fayemi’s administration has already completed the channelisation of over 3.5km of Aiya River (KajolaTemidire) and 2.2km of Bisi Aloba Adun Ogbon (Osun River) both in Ikere LGA, as well as over 4,000km of drainage, works in Ipao, Irele and Oke Ako in Ikole LGA. In addition, the project completed other hydraulic structures across the state, including the Ajolagun Bridge (kere), Arinkin Bridge (Oke Ako), and Ogbomu culvert (Irele).

However, there is no concrete evidence that the Ajalogun bridge has been completed as claimed by the NEWMAP Coordinator.