Are we still heading towards elections without suspense: Are we still heading towards elections without suspense

For years, some cities in Benin are vulnerable to repeated rains. This is the case, for example, of Cotonou and several other cities in the southern zone..

There is a saying “prevention is better than cure”. Should we always wait for the difficulties of the population before reacting? ? A question whose answers would only be found in the decisions that the competent authorities will take in due time.. Indeed, vulnerable to flooding, Cotonou and its region are particularly concerned. This swampy area, wedged between the Atlantic Ocean and Lake Nokoué is regularly found underwater even after small precipitation. The other example of a city that deserves to be explicitly mentioned is the municipality of Abomey Calavi which demonstrates the ordeal of the populations due to the impassability of certain sections.. In the Mono-Couffo, the past year still leaves bad memories in the memories. From these memories come the numerous cases of drowning recorded due to the flooding caused by the repeated rains in the rainy season..

That is why, it is urgent that no neighborhood escape the works of cleaning the city gutters. This is to extract the waste from these gutters, history of facilitating the circulation of water. It is therefore important to open water outlets and raise awareness among the populations concerned..

The problem of flooding in the cities of Benin remains a challenge for municipal authorities. But according to a local authority in Cotonou the solution has been found. “The asphalting and rainwater drainage projects will definitively put an end to this problem of flooding in the city of Cotonou. However, waiting for the end of the work, we are doing our best to avoid the worst”.

Edmond HOUESSIKINDE