According to the governor, the bridge is too narrow to accommodate the volume of water, hence it is taken over by water.
He said that the flood was caused by indiscriminate refuse being dumped by residents of Lafia, which eventually blocked the narrow bridge.
“As part of measures to address the challenge, government will expand the bridge, dredge the river and build barriers along the canals leading to the river to stop wastes from flowing in,” he said.
He advised the people of the state to desist from indiscriminate wastes disposal to minimise flooding.
The governor said that the government recently reintroduced the monthly environmental sanitation to rid the state of wastes.
He said that the government had also initiated a reward and sanction system in local governments as part of measure to ensure effective environmental sanitation.
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It was reported that Tuesday flood caused by the early morning downpour prevented civil servants residing in Workers Village comprising 500 housing unit from going to work.
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