Sea incursion: Senate urges FG to save coastal communities

From Adesuwa Tsan, Abuja
The Senate has called for urgent Federal Government intervention to protect coastal communities from destructive ocean surges, warning that continued sea incursion threatens lives, livelihoods, public infrastructure and cultural heritage.
Lawmakers cited reports that about 80 per cent of buildings in Aiyetoro, a historic coastal settlement in Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State, had been lost to the advancing Atlantic Ocean.
They noted that the destruction had affected homes, schools, healthcare facilities, places of worship and traditional institutions, leaving residents increasingly vulnerable to displacement and loss of livelihoods.
The resoluti...