{"id":25200,"date":"2018-07-23T19:49:31","date_gmt":"2018-07-23T18:49:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=25200"},"modified":"2018-07-23T19:49:31","modified_gmt":"2018-07-23T18:49:31","slug":"perenial-flooding-bayelsa-embarks-on-precautionary-measures-against-flooding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/perenial-flooding-bayelsa-embarks-on-precautionary-measures-against-flooding\/","title":{"rendered":"Perenial Flooding: Bayelsa Embarks On Precautionary Measures Against Flooding"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"ltr\">From Amos Okioma<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">The Bayelsa state government says it will continue to embark on measures aimed at averting the perennial flooding\u00a0 that have been affecting the state capital, Yenagoa and its environs, hence the state ministry of Environment deployed swamp buggy\u00a0 to clear the drains and canals that were blocked by indiscriminate dumping of refuge by residents.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">The Bayelsa state commissioner for Environment, Ebipatei Gabriel Apaingolo disclosed this while speaking to journalists in Yenagoa on the heels of the current clearing of canals and drains as\u00a0 we approach the raining\u00a0 seasons.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">According to the youthful commissioner, the state by its geographical location in the Niger Delta Region is prone to yearly flooding and mitigating efforts has to be taken to forestall the consequences of flooding, stressing that on assumption of office he discovered that the only panacea to flooding is to open up the plethora of canals that cris cross Yenagoa and its neighboring communities and until a comprehensive drainage system is carried out to connect the entire Capital City the problem will continue to exist. &#8220;Even though it is capital intensive, government needs to come up with that kind of massive project to take care of the militating flooding problems &#8221; he said.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">He warned against some erected\u00a0 building along the canals were partially demolished while artificial channels created to clear the blocked canals.&#8221;We have not really\u00a0 come across one major building on existing canal , but we have sound a warning in collaboration with the department of physical and development authority, if such a building has permission to be erected and if not it should be demolished &#8221; he stated.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">He further stated that the ministry of Environment will not relent in its sensitization of the public on the need to be environmental friendliness and avoid dumping of refuge into the drains especially plastics product.&#8221; It is not everything government has to do for us, we need to help ourselves to avoid blocking the drains&#8221; he posited.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">The commissioner also applauded the Director &#8211; General of the Bayelsa state Environmental Sanitation Authority ( ESA ) Chief Robert Enogha for the regular and constant evacuation of refuge dumps despite the dwindling finances from the Federation Allocation Committee ( FAAC ) and in order to enhance the aesthetic beauty of the city he advised that there is need to check our attitude towards cleanliness which is next to Godliness.&#8221; I want to commend Chief Robert Enogha for a good job, even though when we were in recession and the state government battled to pay full salaries , he still the cleanliness of Yenagoa, the state capital &#8221; he said.<\/div>\n<\/p><div data-ad-id=\"32665\" style=\"text-align:center; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px;float:none;\" class=\"afw afw_ad_image afw_ad afwadid-32665  \">\r\n                                                            <div style=\"font-size:10px;text-align:center;color:#cccccc;\">Advertisement<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.accessbankplc.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"auto\" max-width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Banner-1.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n                                                                        \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From Amos Okioma The Bayelsa state government says it will continue to embark on measures aimed at averting the perennial flooding\u00a0 that have been affecting the state capital, Yenagoa and its environs, hence the state ministry of Environment deployed swamp buggy\u00a0 to clear the drains and canals that were blocked by indiscriminate dumping of refuge &hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":25201,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[23,1593,17,624],"tags":[950],"coauthors":[2391],"class_list":["post-25200","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-business","category-metro","category-news","category-politics","tag-bayelsa"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v18.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Perenial Flooding: Bayelsa Embarks On Precautionary Measures Against Flooding - National Wire<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Bayelsa state government says it will continue to embark on measures aimed at averting the perennial flooding that have been affecting the state capital, Yenagoa and its environs, hence the state ministry of Environment deployed swamp buggy to clear the drains and canals that were blocked by indisc\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/perenial-flooding-bayelsa-embarks-on-precautionary-measures-against-flooding\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Perenial Flooding: Bayelsa Embarks On Precautionary Measures Against Flooding - National Wire\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Bayelsa state government says it will continue to embark on measures aimed at averting the perennial flooding that have been affecting the state capital, Yenagoa and its environs, hence the state ministry of Environment deployed swamp buggy to clear the drains and canals that were blocked by indisc\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/perenial-flooding-bayelsa-embarks-on-precautionary-measures-against-flooding\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"National Wire\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2018-07-23T18:49:31+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/imagejpeg.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"474\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"592\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Friday Ekeoba\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/\",\"name\":\"National Wire\",\"description\":\"About Nigerians, Nigerian Business and Other Stories\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/perenial-flooding-bayelsa-embarks-on-precautionary-measures-against-flooding\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/imagejpeg.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/imagejpeg.jpg\",\"width\":474,\"height\":592},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/perenial-flooding-bayelsa-embarks-on-precautionary-measures-against-flooding\/#webpage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/perenial-flooding-bayelsa-embarks-on-precautionary-measures-against-flooding\/\",\"name\":\"Perenial Flooding: Bayelsa Embarks On Precautionary Measures Against Flooding - National Wire\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/perenial-flooding-bayelsa-embarks-on-precautionary-measures-against-flooding\/#primaryimage\"},\"datePublished\":\"2018-07-23T18:49:31+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2018-07-23T18:49:31+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/#\/schema\/person\/e2ab303e561d755b325fc9cea3854927\"},\"description\":\"The Bayelsa state government says it will continue to embark on measures aimed at averting the perennial flooding that have been affecting the state capital, Yenagoa and its environs, hence the state ministry of Environment deployed swamp buggy to clear the drains and canals that were blocked by indisc\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/perenial-flooding-bayelsa-embarks-on-precautionary-measures-against-flooding\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/perenial-flooding-bayelsa-embarks-on-precautionary-measures-against-flooding\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/perenial-flooding-bayelsa-embarks-on-precautionary-measures-against-flooding\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Perenial Flooding: Bayelsa Embarks On Precautionary Measures Against Flooding\"}]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/#\/schema\/person\/e2ab303e561d755b325fc9cea3854927\",\"name\":\"Friday Ekeoba\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/author\/friday\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Perenial Flooding: Bayelsa Embarks On Precautionary Measures Against Flooding - National Wire","description":"The Bayelsa state government says it will continue to embark on measures aimed at averting the perennial flooding that have been affecting the state capital, Yenagoa and its environs, hence the state ministry of Environment deployed swamp buggy to clear the drains and canals that were blocked by indisc","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/perenial-flooding-bayelsa-embarks-on-precautionary-measures-against-flooding\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Perenial Flooding: Bayelsa Embarks On Precautionary Measures Against Flooding - National Wire","og_description":"The Bayelsa state government says it will continue to embark on measures aimed at averting the perennial flooding that have been affecting the state capital, Yenagoa and its environs, hence the state ministry of Environment deployed swamp buggy to clear the drains and canals that were blocked by indisc","og_url":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/perenial-flooding-bayelsa-embarks-on-precautionary-measures-against-flooding\/","og_site_name":"National Wire","article_published_time":"2018-07-23T18:49:31+00:00","og_image":[{"width":474,"height":592,"url":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/imagejpeg.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Friday Ekeoba","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/#website","url":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/","name":"National Wire","description":"About Nigerians, Nigerian Business and Other Stories","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/perenial-flooding-bayelsa-embarks-on-precautionary-measures-against-flooding\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/imagejpeg.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/imagejpeg.jpg","width":474,"height":592},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/perenial-flooding-bayelsa-embarks-on-precautionary-measures-against-flooding\/#webpage","url":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/perenial-flooding-bayelsa-embarks-on-precautionary-measures-against-flooding\/","name":"Perenial Flooding: Bayelsa Embarks On Precautionary Measures Against Flooding - National Wire","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/perenial-flooding-bayelsa-embarks-on-precautionary-measures-against-flooding\/#primaryimage"},"datePublished":"2018-07-23T18:49:31+00:00","dateModified":"2018-07-23T18:49:31+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/#\/schema\/person\/e2ab303e561d755b325fc9cea3854927"},"description":"The Bayelsa state government says it will continue to embark on measures aimed at averting the perennial flooding that have been affecting the state capital, Yenagoa and its environs, hence the state ministry of Environment deployed swamp buggy to clear the drains and canals that were blocked by indisc","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/perenial-flooding-bayelsa-embarks-on-precautionary-measures-against-flooding\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/perenial-flooding-bayelsa-embarks-on-precautionary-measures-against-flooding\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/perenial-flooding-bayelsa-embarks-on-precautionary-measures-against-flooding\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Perenial Flooding: Bayelsa Embarks On Precautionary Measures Against Flooding"}]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/#\/schema\/person\/e2ab303e561d755b325fc9cea3854927","name":"Friday Ekeoba","url":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/author\/friday\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25200","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25200"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25200\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25202,"href":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25200\/revisions\/25202"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25201"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25200"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25200"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25200"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=25200"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}