By Awyetu Asabe Hope
The Lagos State Government has deployed a swamp buggy to the Ogombo Canal in Eti-Osa Local Government Area to clear and desilt the drainage channel following recent heavy rainfall that triggered flooding in parts of the state.
The Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed this in a post on his X handle on Thursday after inspecting flood-hit communities in Eti-Osa and Ibeju-Lekki Local Government Areas.
Wahab said the intervention would widen and deepen the canal to improve stormwater flow, boost drainage capacity, and speed up the recession of floodwaters in the affected communities.
He also urged residents to stop dumping refuse into drainage channels and support the state’s flood control measures, particularly during the peak of the rainy season.
