Flash Floods: Lagos Agencies Visit Lagos Island To Mitigate Hardship, Assures Sanwo-Olu Wont Abandon Road Projects

Given the high premium it places on the safety of lives of the people, Officials of the Lagos State Government from the Office of Infrastructure, Office of Drainage Services and Water resources recently paid a joint visit to Lagos Island to examine the multiple road and drainage projects being undertaken by the government, as well as the extent of the flash flooding currently ravaging the Area.

During the visit, the Officials told residents and other stakeholders in Lagos Island that the ongoing rehabilitation of 15 roads namely: Idumagbo, Moshalasi, Iga Iduganran, Okoya, Oroyinyin, Adeniji Adele Extension, Ojo-Giwa, Isale Agbede, Binuyo, Collins, Princess/Isale Gangan and Aroloya, together with the secondary and tertiary discharge drains in the area will not be abandoned by the Lagos State Government and that the contractors are adhering strictly to the proposed schedules for the completion of these projects .

While assuring the residents that the flash floods being experienced are being addressed by relevant Government agencies, Commissioner for the Environment, Mr. Tokunbo Wahab, who led the management team from the Office of Drainage Services and Water Resources and their counterpart from the Office of Infrastructure and the contractors working on the multiple projects to inspect the extent of work and apprise the factors responsible for the flash floods said that to mitigate the issues, pumps have been installed at the downstream and in operation to ensure bringing the level of the water down.

He urged residents and commuters to exercise utmost patience.

The Special Adviser to the Governor on Infrastructure, Engr. Olufemi Daramola who was represented by the Permanent Secretary, Engr. Ayodele Somide said, “In the interim, we have directed the contractors to put in place necessary measures to mitigate the flash flood, and put in place effective logistics while the construction lasts,” Daramola said.

According to Daramola, “based on the survey carried out, we have directed the contractors to commence work immediately on Adeniji Adele Extension while working simultaneously on Oroyinyin,” he said.

The Special Adviser to the Governor on Infrastructure said that the construction of the roads will be completed in a record time since the contractors, as part of efforts to ensure timely reconstruction of the roads, will commence work.

According to the Special Adviser, “the Administration of Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu is a responsive one and would leave no stone unturned at reconstructing these roads as quickly as possible.”

Recall that the Lagos State Government on Friday 28th February held a stakeholders meeting to herald the flag off of construction works on the multiple road, drainage and urban regeneration projects.