{"id":9607,"date":"2024-09-14T12:06:42","date_gmt":"2024-09-14T12:06:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/?p=9607"},"modified":"2024-09-14T12:06:42","modified_gmt":"2024-09-14T12:06:42","slug":"wazobia-cda-in-coker-aguda-urges-residents-to-raise-alarm-against-indiscriminate-refuse-dumping-as-nation-battles-flooding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/2024\/09\/14\/wazobia-cda-in-coker-aguda-urges-residents-to-raise-alarm-against-indiscriminate-refuse-dumping-as-nation-battles-flooding\/","title":{"rendered":"WAZOBIA CDA in Coker-Aguda Urges Residents to Raise Alarm Against Indiscriminate Refuse Dumping as Nation Battles Flooding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The leadership of the WAZOBIA Community Development Association in Coker-Aguda LCDA has called on residents to raise the alarm against those dumping refuse indiscriminately into drainage systems and canals in the area.<\/p>\n<p>It stated that this warning has become necessary due to the flooding that has ravaged parts of the country, displacing residents and destroying lives and property<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9609 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/9398d25a-a14b-4189-99e9-37ffad700367-300x134.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"134\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/9398d25a-a14b-4189-99e9-37ffad700367-300x134.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/9398d25a-a14b-4189-99e9-37ffad700367-1024x457.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/9398d25a-a14b-4189-99e9-37ffad700367-768x343.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/9398d25a-a14b-4189-99e9-37ffad700367-640x286.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/9398d25a-a14b-4189-99e9-37ffad700367.jpeg 1040w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>.<\/p>\n<p>The Chairman of the Association, Pastor Andrew Biosah, issued this caution during the general meeting held on Oladimeji Street.<\/p>\n<p>He emphasized that security is everyone&#8217;s responsibility and cannot be left solely to the government. He urged residents to be more vigilant in this regard.<\/p>\n<p>Pastor Biosah lamented that some residents have experienced an increase in robbery attacks during the day.<\/p>\n<p>He stressed that the nonchalant attitude of people thinking &#8220;it\u2019s not my business&#8221; must stop, urging residents to be more observant.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9610 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/dcf8cba8-946e-4a1f-803c-c35b9a70930f-300x134.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"134\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/dcf8cba8-946e-4a1f-803c-c35b9a70930f-300x134.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/dcf8cba8-946e-4a1f-803c-c35b9a70930f-1024x457.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/dcf8cba8-946e-4a1f-803c-c35b9a70930f-768x343.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/dcf8cba8-946e-4a1f-803c-c35b9a70930f-640x286.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/dcf8cba8-946e-4a1f-803c-c35b9a70930f.jpeg 1040w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The CDA Chairman also expressed concern that some residents refuse to pay the token charged as a security levy, despite paying high rent yearly.<\/p>\n<p>Some members suggested that cart pushers and iron buyers, popularly called *Bola,* should be banned from operating in the area.<\/p>\n<p>They also called on landlords and homeowners to ensure that the entrance gates to their buildings are always locked.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The leadership of the WAZOBIA Community Development Association in Coker-Aguda LCDA has called on residents to raise the alarm against<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9608,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9607","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-from-the-grassroots"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9607","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9607"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9607\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9611,"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9607\/revisions\/9611"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9608"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9607"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9607"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9607"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}