There is apprehension of imminent danger at the Anambra State NYSC orientation camp following devastating erosion menace.
As a result, the Coordinator of Anambra State National Youth Service Corps NYSC, Mrs Blessing Ekene Iruma,has appealed to the state governor, Prof Charles Soludo to intervene on gully erosion menace ravaging the orientation camp.
She made the appeal during the oceasion of swearing – in ceremony of 2023 Batch B’ stream one orientation course held at Nnamdi Azikiwe NYSC Unity Permanent Orientation Camp Umuawulu/Mbaukwu Awka South local government council of Anambra State.
According to her,the erosion menace was seriously hindering the smooth operations of the camp, depleting the agency resources.
She said the erosion had eaten up most of the landscape and now pulling down walls and other structures in the camp.
She said,” We appeal to the Anambra State Government to speedily intervene in the erosion menace currently threatening the structures of the orientation camp.”
She said the erosion had pulled down some structure and she had just bought about 10 trips of sand and stones to build barriers on the camp to check flow of water.
” The erosion has pulled down some fences and I bought 10 trips of sand and stones to fill some areas. If nothing is urgently done ,the erosion will destroy beautiful structure put in place by state government” she stated.
Iruma also disclosed that at the
close of registration midnight, Thursday a total of 1,610 Corps Members, comprising 702 males and 908 registered.
According to her, the corps members were responding and participating in the various activities on camp and they had shown enough disciplined which were helpful to the running of the day -to-day activities of the Camp.
Reacting, Soludo represented by his Chief of staff, Mr Ernest Ezeajughi, said the government would liase with the coordinator to find out lasting solution to the erosion menace in the camp.
He said Anambra State had over 1000 erosion sites.
He said,”We will have our hands full in erosion but we will do something. We will discuss with the coordinator and meet with the commissioner incharge of environment to do something. We will certainly do something.”
