Olujimi commiserates with Alawe As Flood Ravages Ekiti Towns.

Olujimi commiserates with Alawe As Flood Ravages Ekiti Towns.

The Senator representing the South Senatorial District of Ekiti State, Mrs Biodun Olujimi has commiserated with the Alawe of Ilawe-Ekiti and Chairman of the state's Traditional Council, His Royal Majesty, Oba Adebanji Ajibade Alabi on the unfortunate incident of flood that ravaged the accient town and many other communities of the state recently.

Olujimi who was at the time of the visit in Abuja had sent a delegation of party leaders headed by the PDP Chairman in the state, Hon Kehinde Odebunmi and other members of the State Working Committee to the palace of Alawe.

Speaking through Odebunmi, Olujimi said the gory video circulated online showed the worrisome havock recked on the community by the unfortunate flood, hence the need to Sympathise with the Kabiesi and the people of Ilawe-Ekiti.

Olujimi said she had long envisaged the likely effect of not having a properly dredged drainages, which according to her had prompted her decision to have dredged a 1.8 meter drainage she constructed in Okebedo area of the town during her first tenure in the Senate. She Sympathized with the monarch while urging the people of the town to seek caution and desist from indiscriminate dumping of refuse and erection of structures  on water ways to avoid the reoccurrence of the unfortunate incident.

In his response, Oba Alabi thanked Senator Olujimi for her consistency and swift response to the welfare of her constituents. While seeking government's attention where necessary to ensure safety of lives and properties of its citizenry.

Hon Idowu Akinbode, the local government's party Chairman, in his vote of thanks appreciated the monarch for his responsive leadership and proactive management of his community and subjects, he therefore assured Oba Alawe of maximum cooperation and support on policies that would bring unhindered development to the towns of the local government.

The entourage includes; the party's women leader, Princess Yemisi Afolabi; state Youths leader, Hon Musa Arogundade; L.K Oguntoye, Oluomo Dokun Bolarinwa, Chief Sanya Atofarati amongst other party leaders across the state.