A filling station and a hotel are close to the erosion gully that has already cut through the Federal Highway’s Owerri-bound roadway and is posing a threat to the second lane.
Property worth billions of naira is at risk due to severe erosion on the Onitsha-Owerri Expressway’s Oba axis.
The Anambra government has already blocked off the dangerous section of the road, shifting all of the stress to the second lane, which is about to collapse.
If immediate action is not done to stop the gully erosion threat, the well-known Rojenny Stadium and Games village, which has a football surface with a seating capacity of roughly 30,000, could also collapse.
Residents who met with reporters on Saturday urged the federal government to intervene immediately and resolve the issue before it turns into an ecological disaster region.
Over 350 residential houses, acres of undeveloped land, a filling station, and a two-star hotel are all under danger due to gully erosion, according to Mr. Johny Obinwa, facility consultant at Rojenny Stadium.
Obinwa said that millions of dollars’ worth of facilities in Rojenny had been destroyed as a result of frequent flash floods from Ichi, Nnobi, Ojoto, and Uruagu-Oba.
He said that the stadium’s perimeter walls, portions of the spectator stands, tennis and handball courts, and the tracks had all fallen due to water logging.
The flood that caused this gully erosion flows from Ichi, Nnobi Ojoto, and Uruagu-Oba settlements in Idemili South Local Government Area, according to Obinwa: “Our Olympic side swimming pool has overflowed. Additionally, it’s due to inadequate gutters and water channels.
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