The Lagos State Government, on Tuesday, rallied experts in the drainage sector for inputs in the development of a secondary drainage master plan for selected local governments as part of its efforts to tackle flooding in the state.
Addressing participants during a stakeholders’ workshop on Lagos State Secondary Drainage master plan (Priority One) held at the state secretariat at Alausa, the Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr Tokunbo Wahab, said the government and residents must collectively ensure that flood risks were managed in a sustainable, equitable and effective manner.
The commissioner said: “We will not rest on our oars. We shall continue to engage in all year-round cleaning and infrastructural development to ensure that Lagos is free of flooding.”
Also addressing the participants, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Environment, Mr Olakunle Rotimi-Akodu, said the ministry had started the journey to finding a lasting
