Nigeria: Why I Dredged All Flood Prone Areas in Osun - Aregbesola

Osun State governor, Mr Rauf Aregbesola has disclosed that the reason for the dredging of all flood prone areas including the channelisation of some selected rivers in the state was to fulfill his constitutional obligation of ensuring right to life.

Governor Aregbesola also explained why he chose to combat environmental hazards in Osun State, while speaking with Nobel laureate professor Wole Soyinka in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil in company of the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Hon Najeem Salaam, Comrade Amitolu Shittu and Comrade Lanre Suraj among others, vowing not to rest until government began to work for the people.

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