‘Urban renewal across Lagos Island will address flooding problem’

The Lagos State Government urban renewal across Lagos Island will be necessary to effectively address the problem of flooding, that has posed threat to lives and properties in the area.

For this reason,  the Lagos State Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Tokunbo Wahab, said the state government is ready to commence urban regeneration of Lagos Island and environs.

According to Wahab, a conducive environment is very essential and effective for economic growth.

He explained that the project will be carried out jointly by the ministry and the Ministry of Works and Infrastructure.

“We want to have a holistic approach which requires the Ministry of Environment and Water Resources to sign off some alignments because of the planned regeneration of the total infrastructure of Lagos Island,” he said.

The commissioner was accompanied by the Special Adviser on Environment, Engineer Olakunle Rotimi-Akodu, Special Adviser Office of Infrastructure, Engr. Olufemi Daramola, Permanent Secretary, Office of Infrastructure, Engr. Lateef Somide, Permanent Secretary, Office of Drainage Services,  Engr. Mahamood Adegbite and some directors from the ministry

Wahab said the ministry would reconstruct 13 secondary collectors, two drainage outfalls and upgrade some drainage channels while the Ministry of Works and Infrastructure would construct the roads.

These projects, according to him, will go on at the same time, stressing that the sign-off would require a joint agreement with the Ministry of Works and Infrastructure on the drainage level, the alignments, the collector, outfall, the depth and width of each of the channels in order for the project to be beneficial to the community.

According to him, the construction of the roads will raise them higher than how they are now and the tertiary drains that will be constructed to discharge into the collectors and these efforts will end flooding issues on the island,” he said.

He mentioned the collectors drains to be recontructed to include Jakara Collector Drain, Oroyinyin Collector Drain, Ojogiwa Collector Drain,  Binuyo Collector Drain, Olusi/ Odunfa Collector Drain, Omidundun Collector Drain, Epe Collector Drain, Thomas Collector Drain,  Sangrose / Mandilas Collector Drain, Odulami Collector Drain, Salvage / Elegbate Collector Drain,  Amuto Collector Drain and IgaIduganran Collector Drain.

Wahab promised that the contractor will commence work immediately and the projects will be delivered in no time across Lagos Island in order to permanently curb the menace of flooding in the area.

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