By Bisola Adeyemo
The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has assured residents that his administration is ensuring that Lagos state would not be ravaged by flood again.
Sanwo-Olu, who gave the assurance during the inauguration of the second batch of 19 high-capacity drainage clearing and maintenance equipment on Tuesday, said that the new drainage equipment and vehicles were part of his quest to ensure that Lagos remains flood-free, adding that ‘never again will Lagos be branded as a flood-ravaged city’.
This was contained in a statement titled, ‘Never again will Lagos be tagged a flood-ravaged city – Sanwo-Olu’, and shared on the government Facebook page.
Sanwo-Olu was represented by the Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tunji Bello, who stressed that the State Government would always be a step ahead in terms of its preparations for the rainy season and its aftermath because of the nature of Lagos as a coastal city.
He stressed that his administration would continue to supervise the Office of Drainage Services to perform its statutory roles, adding the equipment would be evenly deployed to every part of Lagos.
He explained that the complaints of non-removal of silts from drains promptly have been addressed with the new tipping trucks acquired, adding that drainage tools represent the second batch of equipment to be procured while more will be purchased in due course.