Lagos to demolish structures blocking drainage channels in Lekki

The Lagos State Government has announced plans to demolish amerciable structures obstructing drainage channels and canal close of mode successful Lekki arsenic portion of efforts to tackle flooding and enforce biology regulations.

A connection by the authorities authorities said the workout volition impact amerciable structures on Agungi, Ajiran and Ikota, stressing that nary idiosyncratic oregon developer would beryllium spared if recovered to person encroached connected drainage channels.

The Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, made this known aft inspecting large drainage infrastructure and flood power projects successful Lekki, Agungi, Ikota and Ajiran. The inspection followed repeated reports of flooding successful Agungi contempt the completion of large drainage projects successful the country much than 2 years ago.

During the inspection, Wahab said officials discovered a large obstruction liable for the persistent flooding successful Ajiran, wherever a land-owning household had blocked the Ajiran outfall channel.

According to him, the household illegal...