Hon. Wahab Leads Inspection Tour Across Eti Osa Local Government Area 

The management team of Lagos State Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources led by the Honourable Commissioner, Hon. Barr. Tokunbo Wahab, has conducted inspection tour across Eti Osa Local Government Area to assess the level of work at the site of ongoing drainage constructions in the axis where they reaffirmed the state government’s commitment to permanently address the menace of flash flooding and reclaim the environment from all sorts of infractions that dot the landscape across the metropolis.

The team, which included the Permanent Secretaries, Environmental Services, Gaji Omobolaji and that of Drainage Services, Engr. Mahamood Adegbite, visited the on going Orchid Road/Royal Pine Estate Secondary Collector Construction, where the state and residents have reached an agreement on how to mitigate the damages that may come from addressing on the corridor of System 156/ 157 in order to permanently deflood the area and environs.

For the past few months the ministry have had several meetings with residents and home owners along System 156 and 157 (Orchid Road – Royal Pine Estate) that contravened the drainage by obliterating system 156 and were given two options either to remove the contraventions and allow system 156 to discharge into Ikota River through 157 or they come up with a practicable design which will be funded by the residents as a middle ground.

The team also visited Ikota GRA (System 44A) to check out the Bill of Quantity (BOQ) prepared by residents to have a middle ground following massive infractions for the construction of a Secondary Collector by the residents.

After the ministry has approved their design, the construction would commence in the first week of January 2025 under the supervision of the Ministry’s engineers.

The team also visited Onikoyi Waterfront / LASWMO office : Lekki Modular Septage Pretreatment Plant (MSPP) where illegal dredging activities is going on without Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), storm water designs and drainage clearance documents. The Honourable Commissioner instructed that all the operators be served immediate Stop Work Order.

Also, the team visited the Coastal Road (Kuramo Section), which is very strategic to Victoria Island, in order to ensure the axis is prevented from encroachment.

The Lagos State Government have had conversations with the contractors handling the coastal road, that they must allow the outlet to discharge water into the Atlantic. So the team came to inspect that and also give the squatters a notice to vacate so they can clean up the neighborhood.