Governor Adeleke described the incident as “monumental damage” that inflicted huge personal and material losses on residents. He emphasized his administration’s ongoing interventions, including the dredging of waterways, expansion of water channels, and the implementation of new flood-control measures across Iwo and its surrounding communities.

The Governor announced that the Commissioner for Environment has been directed to carry out an urgent on-the-spot assessment in Iwo to evaluate the extent of the disaster and recommend lasting solutions.

He also appealed to residents to complement government efforts by avoiding indiscriminate dumping of refuse in waterways, stressing that community cooperation is essential in tackling flooding.

“As a government, we stand with the people of Iwo in this difficult moment, and assure them of our commitment to support them to overcome the challenges created by the incident,” Adeleke said.

Governor Adeleke pledged that his administration will take stock of the damages and extend appropriate support to victims while strengthening long-term resilience against natural disasters across Osun State.

Newspot Nigeria reports that flooding has become a recurring challenge in parts of Osun, prompting calls for stronger environmental safeguards and community awareness campaigns.

The Executive Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has expressed his sympathy with the people of Iwo on the devastating flood that occurred on Friday due to hours of heavy rainfall, assuring the people of ongoing efforts to prevent future occurrences of the natural disaster.

Governor Adeleke rues the huge personal losses suffered by residents as a result of the flooding incident, noting that his administration will be taking nothing to chance to safeguard lives and properties of the people.

The Governor said his administration has deployed resources to expand waterways in Iwo and environs in addition to those already done, assuring victims that the government will take stock of losses and provide appropriate support for victims.

“I am devastated to learn about the monumental damage caused by flooding that occurred in Iwo on Friday, following hours of heavy downpour. The scale of the losses suffered by our people as a result of the natural disaster is especially heavy, and I can only imagine the toll on our people in Iwo,” Governor Adeleke noted in a statement.

“I want to, on behalf of the State Government, convey heartfelt sympathy to everyone affected in one way or the other. As a government, we stand with the people of Iwo in this difficult moment, and assure them of our commitment to support them to overcome the challenges created by the incident.

“Before this incident, our government had taken flood prevention steps, which included dredging of Aiba waterways, among others, to open up water channels and ensure the free-flow of water to avert flooding. Following the incident, the government has mobilised resources for the channelisation of more waterways to ensure that this awful incident does not happen again.

“I have also directed the Commissioner of Environment to conduct an on-the-spot assessment and come up with a lasting solution to flooding in Iwo and environs. The people of Iwo and, indeed, Osun state can rest assured that we are doing everything possible to tackle flooding in the state.”

Governor Adeleke urged the people of Iwo and Osun to support government efforts to prevent flooding by stopping the indiscriminate dumping of refuse on water channels.