Ejigbo residents seek urgent action on recurring flooding Flooding

Residents of Ejigbo Local Council Development Area (LCDA) in Lagos State have appealed to Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu and the council chairman, Mr Taoheed Taiwo, to urgently address recurring flooding disrupting daily activities.
The residents made the appeal in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Lagos amid ongoing heavy rainfall and recurrent flooding across the area.
A resident of Ejigbo, Mrs Kehinde Ayodele, told NAN that several houses and shops were flooded, forcing many families and business owners to suspend their activities.
Ayodele said floodwater entered homes in the early hours after a downpour, destroying household items, while many shop owners could not open for business because their premises were flooded.

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She described the situation as no longer a seasonal inconvenience but a serious threat to residents’ safety, health and livelihoods, calling for urgent government intervention.
Another resident, Mr Wasiu Babatunde, said major roads and streets, including NNPC, Ademola, Kalejaye and Ejigbo roads, had become impassable due to blocked drainage channels.
Babatunde said most drainage channels were filled with refuse and silt, preventing the free flow of water and worsening flooding across affected communities.
He urged the council to intensify drainage clearing and improve waste management, noting that motorists, pedestrians and businesses were increasingly affected by the situation.
Also speaking, Mr Abdulfatai Aderibigbe said many people had been unable to leave their homes because roads leading to bus stops and adjoining communities remained submerged.
Aderibigbe said many workers reported late for duty while others stayed away completely because roads became flooded, making movement difficult and unsafe.
He added that many children found it difficult to get to school safely, warning that the situation could worsen if further rainfall occurred.
Another resident, Mrs Funmi Ademago, said many commuters were stranded for prolonged periods because commercial vehicles avoided flooded routes.
Ademago said business owners, civil servants and traders waited for hours at bus stops because vehicles could not access the flooded roads.
She said the situation was affecting income and productivity, urging government authorities to take decisive action before lives were lost to flooding.
A commercial driver, Mr Seyi Ogunleye, said recurring flooding had damaged vehicles and increased transport costs for operators and commuters in the area.
Ogunleye said several vehicles developed faults after passing through flooded roads, while some drivers avoided Ejigbo entirely because of the situation.
He said transport fares had increased from N500 to N1,000 for a one-bus-stop trip, creating additional hardship for residents and commuters.
NAN reports that heavy rainfall and attendant flooding since Sunday have caused hardship in affected parts of the state, affecting residents, businesses and motorists alike.

(NAN)

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