LASG Partners Stakeholders Meet To Resolve Persistent Flooding

To explore better ways to address the ongoing flooding brought on by these unlawful buildings, the Lagos State administration convened a meeting with a few property owners and other relevant parties.

This was revealed in a statement released on Wednesday by Tokunbo Wahab, the Lagos State Commissioner for the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources, in an effort to lessen the effects of demolishing unauthorized buildings situated along system 156 (Orchid Estate – Ajiran – Agungi).

“The property owners admitted to having encroached on the alignments, and at some point closed the canal path as indicated in the Lagos State Drainage Master Plan,” Wahab said.

He added that the property owners pleaded for a timeframe to consult with their engineers for a possible way of opening up the canal path with minimal impact on the structures.

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Wahab stated that the ongoing enforcement of due process on properties in Lagos is aimed at curbing the persistent flooding in the state.

However, while enforcing compliance, the Lagos State government is always open to alternative suggestions.

Wahab said the Ministry has granted the request of the property owners to present their options while they move in with the enforcement team upon failure of the property owners to present workable alternatives within the stipulated timeframe.

The meeting with the property owners also had in attendance the Special Adviser on Environment to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Hon. Olakunle Rotimi-Akodu, the Permanent Secretary – ODS & WR, Engr. Nurudeen Olalekan Shodeinde and other Directors of the Ministry of the Environment.