By Simon Ebegbulem, Benin-City

RESIDENTS of Benin-City, Edo State, yesterday, told Governor Adams Oshiomhole how the state suffered infrastructurally under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) government from 1999 to 2008.

Some residents of Ewah Street in Ikpoba Okha Local Government Area, who showered praises on  Oshiomhole during his inspection of the storm water project in the area, said the project will end  flooding in the area.

One of them, Mr. Godwin Tom Osunde, who thanked the governor for the project and prayed for his elevation said: “I am a common man and I know where it pains me. I am more than 65 years now but I have never seen a governor like you”.

The governor, in his response promised that government would do more work on the storm water project, especially during the dry season. He said: “As we are in the dry season now, we want to quickly rush and do some work on this drainage. Because there was no drainage before now, the flood coming from Okhoro through this area wasn’t properly channeled, and it led to the destruction of houses, most persons fled and abandoned their houses and some even died in the past”.