Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday yarn say the flood wey dat heavy rain cause for the State go soon be a thing of the past, as the State Government dey work to get better solution to face the matta once and for all.
Na for one sensitization workshop on water management and environmental control wey happen for Ikeja the Governor for yarn say 'aside the fact that the issue of flooding was not peculiar to the State or Nigeria as it was a global phenomenon, but that urgent steps are being taken to tackle the challenge in a holistic manner and protect the State from future re-occurrence'.
He still say: 'if we have learnt anything in the on-going flooding of some parts of the State, it is that there is an immediate, even urgent need for us to embark upon a review and re-engineering of our canals and drainage systems. This must be pursued hand-in-hand with a clear and crystal re-envisioning of our water management system. So, in effect, what we should immediately pursue is a holistic solution to what is certain to be a recurring problem. It must be a sincere collaboration between government and the citizenry'.
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