small group of women in the Lekki area air their grievances about persistent flooding

Article | July 5, 2011 - 4:30am | By Godwin Akanfe

About 50 women, residents of Igbo Efon, a suburb in the Lekki area of Lagos State, marched to the Eti-Osa Local Government secretariat, with leaves and placards protesting. The march was about the blocked drainage in their community.

Mrs Iyabo Agbogun, wife of the traditional ruler of Igbo Efon who led the protest, said: "The protest  is the best way we  can alert the government of the suffering we face. We have been living here for more that 25 years; we have never experienced the kind of flooding we are seeing today; all is because of the ongoing Lekki/ Epe Expressway construction carried out by Hi Tech Construction Company."

"When we noticed that they decided to construct a roundabout at the Igbo Efon Bus Stop, we wrote to the Chairman of the Eti-Osa L.G.A. and told him that the construction had blocked our drainage system. He promised to do something, but nothing was done about it. The rains are here now; all we have is flood destroying our homes and our property," she said.

Agbogun complained that the women arrived the secretariat as early as 8a.m. with placards saying; "Our property has been destroyed by flood," "We voted for ACN but what  we gained is flood," "Hi-Tech has blocked our drains," but had yet to be attended to at 11 a.m. She noted that it was not the first time the women had been forced to protest.

"After we voted them into power, all we got was arrival of policemen who threw tear gas at us without even finding out why we were protesting," Agbogun said.

Mrs Aisha Ologolo, one of the protesters, reports that they wanted the council to instruct Hi Tech to open blocked drains in the community or construct new ones to avoid  flooding.

"Igbo Efon can no longer leave a normal life. Our children no longer go to school; we are scared to let them out of our sight because every where is flooded. We want the government to come to our aid so that our children do not die," she said.

Mrs Maria Isibor, had lived in Igbo Efon for 18 years, said; "Such an attitude cannot create peace. The government should create an avenue for all stakeholders to sit down and see how the problems can be solved very fast. When they wanted our votes, they came here to campaign and we voted for them; now we need them but we cannot see them," she said.

http://dailytimes.com.ng/article/women-protest-flooding-lagos-community

Where are you Fashola? 

Do something about this. . .

EzeUche:

Where are you Fashola? 

Do something about this. . .

what do you want him to do

if u were fashola, what would u have done? lets test ur intelligence here

alj_harem:


what do you want him to do

if u were fashola, what would u have done? lets test your intelligence here

Do you think Ezeuche is intelligent enough to reply you The guy dey fear . . .
Btw, alj harem, Thanks for continuing using your original ID. Haters will always hate but as for me? I dey gbadun you

^^^^^^

nice one jason

ezeuche i am waiting added ZnO to ur collection

alj_harem:

^^^^^^

nice one jason

ezeuche i am waiting added ZnO to your collection

Guy, no need to wait. Fear dey catch am . He will not show up!!! If he does, it will be me he will attack not you. I know how they operate on NL

Why should I waste my time? 

Constant flooding in Lagos. Fashola needs to do something. The ocean is rising and Lagos may not be there in the future.

Alji and Jason, I pity u both. Very Idieeotic people.

Calculia:

Alji and Jason, I pity u both. Very Idieeotic people.

jason123:

Guy, no need to wait. Fear dey catch am . He will not show up!!! If he does, it will be me he will attack not you. I know how they operate on NL

I KNOW TALK AM??

EzeUche:

Why should I waste my time? 

Constant flooding in Lagos. Fashola needs to do something. The ocean is rising and Lagos may not be there in the future.

dude u posted

EzeUche:

Where are you Fashola? 

Do something about this. . .

and i asked if you where the governor of lagos state today, what would u do to stop this flooding

u see, we are all quike to criticize people but put urself in his shoes for one to see how easy or tough thing are.

i guess it is not easy

Calculia:

Alji and Jason, I pity u both. Very Idieeotic people.

keep decieving urself, i though u said i am jason so why use people to adderss us

Calculia:

Alji and Jason, I pity u both. Very Idieeotic people.

Instead of asking Saint Fashola to solve this problem. . . They are asking me to give them a solution.  

EzeUche:

Instead of asking Saint Fashola to solve this problem. . . They are asking me to give them a solution.  

I dey laugh o! in spanish.

EzeUche:

Instead of asking Saint Fashola to solve this problem. . . They are asking me to give them a solution.  

since you criticized him, then i asked what would u have suggested for fashola to do

are u this clueless and yet u are in university as u claim

alj_harem:

since you criticized him, then i asked what would u have suggested for fashola to do

are u this clueless and yet u are in university as u claim

You are not serious!

We are trying our best and people should understand this. Why are some kidnappers trying to use paracetamol for another man's headache.

EzeUche:

You are not serious!  

haba nothing do u

seanet02:

We are trying our best and people should understand this. Why are some kidnappers trying to use paracetamol for another man's headache.

who are the kidnappers

seanet02:

We are trying our best and people should understand this. Why are some kidnappers trying to use paracetamol for another man's headache.

Your best is grossly inadequate.

this need to be on the front page.

If what Garth says is true, then there is nothing really that can be done for now.

However, this is a problem that most cities in Nigeria have.

um . . . . Tackling of the flooding problem has NOTHING to do with population of Lagos state, or Benin. The problem needs to be tackled and I believe last year, the Fg gave about $1 Billion to fight that problem in Lagos. If Lagos needs more from the FG, I am sure it is not a silly approach to go for more. Jeezz!!!

GAR3TH:

Lets put things in perspective.

Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has commenced plans for a N150 billion BENIN CITY STORM WATER MASTER PLAN. This master-plan is currently under construction and is design to stop the flooding and erosions in Benin city.

We should note that he had to Lobby to the federal government for him to get additional funding for this project. We should also note that Benin City has a population of 1.1 million people.

Now for the perspective. If Benin City, a population of 1.1 million, with the assistance of the FG, is currently paying N150 Billion ($1billion) for a storm water master-plan Imagine what a place like Lagos a population of 17 million will have to pay for its storm water master-plan. Something more or less to the tune of $17 Billion (N2.5 trillion). In other words, money Lagos does not have.

Fashola cant do everything, and from the looks of it lagos will have this flood problem for a while. Basically, the citizens of Lagos need to stop building houses in flood prone areas and stop illegally blocking drainages. At least stop until lagos  State get the situation under control.

Wouldn't the proper comparison be with the geographical mass of the area you are protecting and the scale of the flooding threat? Comparing spending on a per head basis makes no sense.

alj_harem:

since you criticized him, then i asked what would u have suggested for fashola to do

are u this clueless and yet u are in university as u claim

@alj_harem: You may as well ask a goat to roar like a lion as to ask for any sort of solution or even sensible comment from EzeUche or ZnO. When have they ever posted anything of that nature on this forum?

Both are one trick ponies. For either of them to comment intelligently on public policy is obviously beyond their capabilities.

ekt_bear:

You may as well ask a goat to roar like a lion as to ask for any sort of solution or even sensible comment from EzeUche or ZnO.

Aren't they the same poster?

All these dorty grammar because Fasola has FAILED WOEFULLY. When we insist that Fasola is all hype and no substance, they saw we are kidding. Look where it has landed them all, frothing in the mouth like epileptic patients

ekt_bear:

@alj_harem: You may as well ask a goat to roar like a lion as to ask for any sort of solution or even sensible comment from EzeUche or ZnO. When have they ever posted anything of that nature on this forum?

Both are one trick ponies. For either of them to comment intelligently on public policy is obviously beyond their capabilities.

It beats my why people pay attention to both empty heads.

Eko Ile:


It beats my why people pay attention to both empty heads.

Red Baba (Babapupa) ba wo ni? Se e'ti lick idi fasola tan?

People who live in glass houses should not throw stones.

afam4eva:

People who live in glass houses should not throw stones.

lol

who are u refering to