[dropcap]I[/dropcap]n a bid to checkmate flood in Lagos state, the Lagos State House of Assembly has called on Governor Akinwunmi Ambode to reactivate the Office of Drainage Service in the state in order to curb potential flood hazard.
The House, in a resolution, said the evacuation of major canals across the state should be intensified to prevent flooding. The lawmakers also called on the Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Prince Rotimi Ogunleye to clear illegal structures built on setbacks of canals across the state.
A member, representing Ifako Ijaiye II, Mr. Makinde Lanre moved the motion Under Matter of Urgent Public Importance during the plenary. The lawmaker lamented the recent torrential rain in the state which he said claimed the live of a person in his constituency while others lost their properties. Adding that the disaster was caused by flooding which recently occurred in the state.
In his contribution, the lawmaker representing Somolu constituency I, Mr Rotimi Olowo said the Ministry of The Environment should be called upon to explain what they have done in the last one year adding “people should stop dumping of dirt in the drainage.”
Contributing, Mr Bisi Yusuff, representing Alimosho Constituency I, said indiscriminate erection of building near a water bank was prevalent in the state, and the situation must be urgently addressed to avert further disaster.