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Gully Erosion: Our Lives, Properties Under Serious Thread....Hon. Solomon Ika Cries Out




The Honourable Councillor representing Ward 9 in Calabar Municipality, Hon. (Elder) Solomon Etim Ika has called the attention of Calabar Municipal Council and Cross River State governments to the lost of lives and valuable properties due to a deep gully erosion at Stream Road (Usung Efag) Water Board in Ikot Effanga Mkpa Clan, Ward 9, Calabar that have remain unattended to for several years and calls for urgent intervention.


He made this known in a MOTION OF URGENT PUBLIC INTEREST before the 6th Legislative Council on Friday 30th day of October, 2020 over the imminent thread to lives and properties occasioned by the severity of the deep gully erosion at Stream Road (Usung Efak) Water Board in Ikot Effanga Mkpa Clan Ward 9 and it's environs which falls within his constituency.



Hon. Ika went further to tender photographs taken during his ON THE SPOT ASSESSMENT TOUR on the affected areas showing the extent of damage done by the said erosion for the house perusal.


The lawmaker fondly referred to as the "People's Honourable" in his prayers, urged the house to;


√ The Legislative House rise to visit the affected areas for more clarity and insights on the matter;


√ The Executive Chairman should as a matter of urgent public importance write a "Safe Our Soul (SOS) letter to draw the attention of our Humane / Passionate GOVERNOR, His Excellency Prof Ben Ayade to come to the rescue of the people of that area.



The Leader thanked all the Honourable Members for their contributions and immediately set up an urgent Ad-hoc Committee to handle the matter and ask the committee to visit the affected areas immediately after plenary and report same in the next legislative day.


Hon. Solomon Ika used the opportunity to thank the Governor of Cross River State Senator Prof Ben Ayade for the ongoing works at the Ikot Nkebre area gully erosion sites, saying the intervention was quite commendable and sustainable.

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