Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Wednesday visited several communities devastated by recent flooding in Eti-Osa Local Government Area, as residents called for urgent and lasting measures to address the perennial challenge.
The governor, accompanied by Deputy Governor Obafemi Hamzat, Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources Tokunbo Wahab and other members of the Lagos State Executive Council, inspected Ogombo, Monastery Road-Sangotedo, Gbetu, Iwerekun and other affected communities in the Eti-Osa East Local Council Development Area.
Videos shared by the Lagos State Government and other platforms showed Mr Sanwo-Olu and members of his entourage wading through knee-deep floodwaters to inspect submerged roads, drainage channels and residential areas while interacting with residents and community leaders.
The visit followed days of heavy rainfall that inundated several parts of Lagos, leaving roads submerged, disrupting commercial activities and forcing some residents to use canoes to cross flooded streets.
Residents who spoke with government officials during the visit appealed for immediate relief and long-term flood-control projects, saying recurring flooding has damaged homes and businesses, displaced families and made movement within their communities increasingly difficult.
