Lagos Consequential Flood: Lagosians’ Indiscipline  Is The Root Cause—Joe Igbokwe

<h4>Lagos Consequential Flood&colon; Lagosians&&num;8217&semi; Indiscipline  Is The Root Cause&&num;8212&semi;Joe Igbokwe<&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p>OpenLife Nigeria reports that the rain that consequential rains that over flooded most parts of Lagos&comma; especially on the Island was caused by Lagosians who exhibit indiscipline by dumping refuse on drainage&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;This was the submission of Joe Igbokwe&comma; special adviser to Lagos State governor on Drainage&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;His reaction&comma; reproduced below&comma; came when some concerned citizens lampooned the government for failing in it&&num;8217&semi;s responsibility&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong><em>This is my office&period; This is my job and I understand this job very well&period; Lagos is a Coastal City that is prone to flooding and we all know this very well in Lagos&period; There is what we call flash flooding and it comes after a heavy downpour and few hours later it will disappear into the drains that are in great numbers in the metropolis&period;We have many low line areas in Lagos where people are not supposed to build houses but many will ignore our warnings and go there to erect makeshift houses or chanties&period; When you have a heavy downpour such areas will be flooded&period; Next is to tell LAGOSIANS that drains or canals are not where to dump waste&period; Many LAGOSIANS are still dumping waste into the drains&period; LASG is aware of this and spend a lot every year to construct and build new drainage channels every year&period; Dredging and cleaning is continuous exercise in Lagos&period; <&sol;em><&sol;strong><br &sol;>&NewLine;<strong><em>Lagos will continue to do its best to make Lagos a livable city but we want LAGOSIANS to help us to build a better Lagos by taking ownership of our tertiary&comma; secondary and primary canals in Lagos&period; It is supposed to a symbiotic relationship&period;<&sol;em><&sol;strong><br &sol;>&NewLine;<strong><em>We have massive flooding in other climes like USA&comma; UK&comma; Australia&comma; some African countries&comma; and even Pakistan with devastating consequences&period;<&sol;em><&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;