Flooding: Trademore residents protest planned demolition in Abuja
Folllowing the planned demolition of some buildings in Trademore Estate by the FCT Administration, the residents of the Estate, located along the Lugbe-Airport axis of the FCT, are staging a protest to stop FCTA from embarking on its decision.
It was gathered that the planned demolition follows the catastrophic flood incident in the Estate after heavy rainfall in the early hours of Friday, the 23rd of June, whereby the administration had declared the Estate a disaster zone, adding that the decision followed the “consistent and persistent” threat from flooding in the Estate, and urged residents to promptly evacuate
However, residents of the estate came out protesting on Monday morning, while calling on the Federal Capital Territory Administration to rather provide engineering solutions, than demolish houses.
Some of the residents held placards that read “Provide engineering solutions, not roadside approach”, “put an end to senseless killing”, “Trademore Estate is not a disaster zone”, etc.
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