{"id":120127,"date":"2025-06-26T17:11:59","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T16:11:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=120127"},"modified":"2025-06-26T17:11:59","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T16:11:59","slug":"reps-declare-ideato-erosion-road-collapse-a-disaster-zone-seek-fg-intervention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/reps-declare-ideato-erosion-road-collapse-a-disaster-zone-seek-fg-intervention\/","title":{"rendered":"Reps Declare Ideato Erosion, Road Collapse a Disaster Zone, Seek FG Intervention"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1836007786529770881\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div id=\"m#msg-f:1836007786529770881-header\" class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">By Tracy Moses<\/div>\n<div id=\"m#msg-f:1836007786529770881-content\" class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The House of Representatives on Thursday declared Ideato North and South Federal Constituency in Imo State a gully erosion and road infrastructure disaster zone, calling for immediate intervention by relevant federal agencies to halt further devastation and safeguard lives and livelihoods in the affected communities.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The resolution followed the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance moved by Hon. Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere Ikeagwuonu, the lawmaker representing Ideato North\/South Federal Constituency, during plenary.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In his motion titled &#8220;Call for Intervention to Address the Gully Erosion and Road Disaster in Ideato North\/South Federal Constituency,&#8221; Ugochinyere raised the alarm over the worsening environmental and infrastructural crisis currently affecting more than 32 communities in the area.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Quoting Section 14 (2)(b) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended), which states that the primary purpose of government is the security and welfare of the people, the lawmaker lamented the failure of authorities to act decisively despite the rapidly deteriorating conditions.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He revealed that communities such as Umueshi, Amanator, Urualla, Isiekenesi, Isiokpo, Umuaghobe, Ozuomee, Obodoukwu, Arondizuogu, Akokwa, Umumaisiaku, Umuobom, and others have been severely impacted. According to him, lives, farmlands, homes, and vital infrastructure have been lost, while the Umueshi\u2013Amanator\u2013Isiekenesi road and the Urualla erosion sites 1, 2, and 3 have become ticking time bombs, posing imminent threats to human safety.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cAlarmed that the erosion and road infrastructure collapse have worsened, destroying homes and farmlands, and causing the total collapse of the Umueshi, Amanator\u2013Isiekenesi road, particularly the Urualla gigantic erosion sites, this disaster now threatens to submerge the heart of Urualla, Afor Urualla, and other surrounding communities,\u201d Ugochinyere warned.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He further highlighted Ideato&#8217;s historical importance as the birthplace of national figures such as Mbaonu Ojike, K.O. Mbadiwe, Elochukwu Njaka, Collins Obi, Ferdinand Anaghara, and Maduakor, stressing the need to preserve the region\u2019s heritage and secure its future.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">While commending the Federal Government\u2019s earlier intervention at the Umuchima gully erosion site, now being managed by the Imo State Government, he cautioned that continued inaction would lead to greater loss of lives and property.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In response, the House unanimously adopted the motion and urged the Federal Government to take decisive measures to address the erosion crisis and collapsing road infrastructure. Lawmakers called on relevant agencies, including the Federal Ministries of Works and Environment, the Ecological Fund Office, the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA), the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), and the South East Development Commission (SEDC), to initiate immediate intervention projects across the affected communities.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">They also tasked the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, as well as the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), to provide relief materials to residents displaced by the disaster.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Furthermore, the House directed its Committees on Works, Emergency and Disaster Preparedness, Environment, Ecological Fund, NDDC, and SEDC to monitor compliance with the resolution and report back within four weeks for further legislative action.<\/div>\n<div id=\"m_4726605869528195953ymail_android_signature\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Tracy Moses The House of Representatives on Thursday declared Ideato North and South Federal Constituency in Imo State a gully erosion and road infrastructure disaster zone, calling for immediate&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":118246,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-120127","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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