Residents rejoice as Ekiti, Osun get first rainfall of the year, 2022

Some residents of Osogbo, the Osun state capital and Ekiti, on Wednesday, February 16th expressed delight as the dual state recorded the first rain in the new year, 2022.

The VAM News reports that the evening rain, which did not last more than 30 minutes, fell in most parts of Osun state, places; like Osogbo, Iloko Ijesha, Ile-Ife, Modakeke and others and Ikole Ekiti, the Ekiti state, and some areas in Ibadan, the Oyo state and other adjoining towns.

In separate interviews with the VAM News in Osogbo, the residents including a farmer, trader, and civil servant, said that they were glad that the first rainfall did not occur with wind and thunderstorms.

Mr Felix Saheed, the civil servant, said that the first rain in the previous year in the state wreaked havoc as it destroyed properties and caused flooding that submerged many residences but for this year 2022 brings peace and cool atmosphere.

A trader, Mrs Aminat, however, said that the first rain in the state in 2022 had brought considerate relief in reducing the current heat occasioned by the long dry season.

An agriculturist, Mr Oyebode, however, warned that seeing the first rain in the year did not suggest that farmers should rush to the farm to start planting but must exercise patient for more showers of rain.

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