Rainstorm has destroyed electric installations, businesses and houses in Igboho community in Oorelope Local Government Area of Oyo State.
The community suffered huge losses following a heavy rainfall , with scores of electric poles and close to 500 houses affected by the rainstorm, which destroyed roofs, fences of houses and shops.
The Alepata of Igboholand and paramount ruler of Igboho, Oba Dr Joel Olalere Olawuwo, made this known.
According to Oba Olawuwo, who is the permanent chairman, Oorelope Local Government Traditional Council, the rainstorm left sorrow and tears in its wake, and with the magnitude of losses and damage, it is only government’s intervention that can address the situation.
He said: “The rainfall left in its wake destructions, tears and sorrow, as it destroyed electric installations such as transformers and poles and close to 500 houses.
“We know Governor Makinde as a leader with a milk of human kindness and we are using this occasion to plead with him to bring this to bear in helping our town and our people”, he said.
Meanwhile, the monarch has called on the Oyo State Government to come to the aid of the community.
The Alepata of Igboholand and paramount ruler of Igboho, Oba Dr Joel Olalere Olawuwo and the umbrella body for all Igboho sons and daughters, the Ifelodun Omo Igboho, in separate statements made available to journalists on Thursday, said that the rainstorm wrecked unprecedented havoc on the community, affecting major electric installations and hundreds of families.
He urged the governor of the state, His Excellency, Governor ‘Seyi Makinde, to bring his renowned milk of human kindness to bear in helping the community and the victims of the incident.
“I am calling on the Executive Governor of Oyo State, His Excellency, Governor Oluseyi Makinde, FNSE, to urgently come to the assistance of Oorelope Local Government and hundreds of families affected by the devastating rainstorm”, he said.
Similarly, the President of Ifelodun Omo Igboho, Alhaji Hammed Adegoke, said the rainstorm affected many families and they would need urgent assistance from the government.
He pleaded with the governor to direct the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) to provide immediate palliatives to the community and the victims, adding that the governor should also kindly ensure that the government “comes to the aid of the victims in a bigger way.”
He said: “On behalf of the entire people of Igboholand, we are notifying the governor about the losses and destruction suffered in Igboho community as a result of the rainfall.
