Ayetoro Has Lost Over 80% of Its Historic Land to the Sea, Senator Tells COP31
At COP31 in Antalya on November 10, Ondo South Senator Dayo Faduyile said more than 80 per cent of historic Ayetoro had reportedly been lost to the Atlantic Ocean. He called for urgent action to protect the remaining coastal communities in Ilaje, including homes, public facilities and livelihoods threatened by sea incursion and climate change. OSOPADEC Chairman Olabiyi Olaleye Poroye used the session to seek international support and present a proposed pilot initiative involving solar-powered mini-grids and safer coastal transport. The plan is intended to improve access to electricity and make travel to services such as healthcare safer for riverine residents. Poroye recalled Ayetoro’s history of community-led development, including its own electricity-generating system in 1953. Community representative Oluwambe Ojagbohunmi also described the settlement’s former welfare system and heritage, much of which has since been lost to the sea. Faduyile said the Senate had supported his motion calling for intervention. He urged cooperation among federal and state agencies, humanitarian assistance for displaced residents, and access to international climate-adaptation funding.
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