Senate Raises Alarm as Ocean Surge Wipes Out 80 per Cent of Ondo Community

Senate raises alarm as ocean surge wipes out 80 per cent of Ondo community

The Senate has called for urgent and comprehensive shoreline protection to save Ayetoro community in Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State from extinction. The call followed a motion moved on Thursday by Senator Dayo Faduyile (APC, Ondo South) on the urgent need to save the historic coastal community from sea incursion. Presenting the motion, […] Senate raises alarm as ocean surge wipes out 80 per cent of Ondo community

Senate urges FG to save Aiyetoro from sea incursion

— Seeks shoreline protection, emergency aid for displaced residents — Orders review of protection contracts, sets four-week reporting deadline By Henry Umoru ABUJA — The Senate has urged the Federal Government to urgently intervene to save Aiyetoro community in Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State from further destruction caused by Atlantic Ocean surges and […]

Senate urges FG to seek foreign climate financing to protect Nigeria’s coastal settlements

The upper chamber noted that about 80 per cent of homes and infrastructure in Ayetoro community, Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State, have been lost to sea incursion.

Senate Seeks to Protect Coastal Communities from Sea Erosion

The Senate has urged the Nigerian Government to urgently intervene to protect the Aiyetoro community in Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State and other vulnerable coastal communities from further destruction caused by Atlantic Ocean surges. The Legislature warned that continued sea incursion threatens lives, livelihoods, public infrastructure, and the cultural heritage of the historic coastal settlement, with reports indicating that approxim…