The Lagos State Government has acknowledged that residents will continue to face flash flooding as a result of climate change and other environmental factors.
However, it reaffirmed its commitment to expanding infrastructure to deliver long-term solutions across the state.
Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, made this known during a television interview on Monday, noting that in the past two years, the ministry has cleared over 50 kilometres of secondary drainage channels and dredged or maintained about 38 primary channels statewide.
Wahab also referenced the recent heavy rainfall that impacted parts of Ikorodu, adding that the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMET) had issued an early forecast in March, which led the ministry to launch extensive public awareness campaigns in April.
He said that residents were briefed multiple times that rainfall this year would surpass last year’s levels.
