Frustrated Lagos Residents Bemoan Flooding Caused By Poor Drainage System.

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Residents of Igbaja Street, in the Bariga area of Lagos State, have cried out to the government on the devastating status of the only connecting road between them and other parts of the vicinity. They described the road as a colossal disaster due to its dilapidated state which has now greatly affected movement within the area.

Some of the residents lamented to the press that the road is always flooded, and they must always wear rubber boots to be able to ply the road every day.

They also decried the sorry state of the drainage in the area stating that it worsens the flood.

When news correspondents visited the area, they noticed that the drainage was filled with water and dirt, and that shops on the street also do not open until mid-afternoon when the water level has reduced.

One of the residents, Mr. Gbenga Aina, told news correspondents that it was difficult to take his three children to school and bring them back to the house since the water level started increasing last month.

“It is very difficult to take my children to school every morning. I don’t have a car so I would have to carry the three of them one after the other down to the end of the street. Tricycles will not agree to come in and there are no bikes here.

“I am just praying to God to provide money for me to leave this place because I endanger my children every day, we don’t know when this will end. Some people say it will end by October or November, but this doesn’t look like it will stop anytime soon.”

When contacted, the Lagos State Commissioner for Information, Gbenga Omotoso, said the residents of the street should write to the Ministry of Environment so that they could come and see what could be done to help them.

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