Madamkilljoy:


I beg to disagree with the above mentioned, Sir Steve. I'll heap most of the blame on the doorstep of the government. They have tried but they should try harder. What would you say of the Apapa/Oshodi expressway? Whenever it rains, you know what happens. Tax payers money shouldn't be used for the beautification of the city only, rather it should be channeled to solving this monster called flood. However, a little portion of the blame would go to some pedestrians who love to litter the environment. Nevertheless, I think a law should be passed banning people from dropping filths on the road.

MizMyColi:


Blame our people too!
Blame us for not heeding advice and orders, despite sensitizations to keep our environment clean.

Blame Coke, Pepsi, Dangote, Nestle and co...
For producing almost non-biodegradable pet bottles.

Blame our local waste collectors.

Blame the citizenry more.
I share in that blame [size=1pt]- I try to not litter the environment sha.
Most of the time when I drink sachet or bottle water or eat gala or whatever on the road, I neatly fold (where applicable) and discard in a next available suitable place..clap for me na [/size]

SirStevoe:
Wow! Even Ikeja isn't spared. Lol
In actual sense, the flood wasn't caused by the Lagos rains, but by blocked/insufficient drainage channels. These drainages did not block themselves, they were blocked by human beings. People who have poor values, who in turn have no value for environment and others. These set of people are the ones who turn these drainages to their refuse grounds and dump all sorts there.
Then when events such as these occur, government is blamed?!
This is not to absolve the government of blame, but if each one of us play our respective roles and citizens become law abiding, things will definitely move forward and the change we seek becomes clearly visible.
Government and people need to work hand in hand, Nation building isn't a job for either party but for both, individually and collectively.


I Don taya for this nonsense.


Change!!! Eko Oni Bake O!!!


-Sir Stevoe

EdCure:
Horrific!

Curbing a disaster of this magnitude is not an exclusive duty of the government. Citizens should act responsibly.
Stop indiscriminate refuse disposal, especially in drainages.

SirStevoe:
Wow! Even Ikeja isn't spared. Lol
In actual sense, the flood wasn't caused by the Lagos rains, but by blocked/insufficient drainage channels. These drainages did not block themselves, they were blocked by human beings. People who have poor values, who in turn have no value for environment and others. These set of people are the ones who turn these drainages to their refuse grounds and dump all sorts there.
Then when events such as these occur, government is blamed?!
This is not to absolve the government of blame, but if each one of us play our respective roles and citizens become law abiding, things will definitely move forward and the change we seek becomes clearly visible.
Government and people need to work hand in hand, Nation building isn't a job for either party but for both, individually and collectively.


I Don taya for this nonsense.


Change!!! Eko Oni Bake O!!!


-Sir Stevoe

kodded:
and what is the duty of the state government if we pay them our tax and still to build and design the drainage system ?

If the government provide waste bin, no one will throw refuse in the drainages

akoaki:


Our imams and pastors should stop preaching to us that prayer is what nigeria needs to prosper. That is a fallacy. What the country needs is patriotism, determination and hard work on the part of the government and the governed.

IzonOwei:
madam youre under arrest for littering the environment thereby contributing wastes blocking the gutters...oya bring ya hand

Hehehehehehehehe


At least I confessed my sins

agarawu23:
we Humans cannot stop the rains from falling. These are natural events, but we can do something to prevent them from having great impact.

our Government are not trying at all because they are lot of step they can take to control flooding and make flow of water easy.

I have seen countries where rain fall constantly but there is a good drainage system and underground well, once the rain stops within 1-2 hours everywhere is dried up.

Blame our Government.

agarawu23:
you have a point too. But the government should first provide where waste can be dumped some streets don't have where to dispose waste(though some ppl no go still follow the rule sha, you know say some of our citizens no dey hear word)

Madamkilljoy:


Don't you ever wonder what makes them do that? The truth is some areas do not have waste bins and LASTMA does not bother to pack the rubbish they heap on the street or drainage as the case may be.

stobery:
Fashola with noise ehn

U mean when Akpabio was busy constructing underground drainage, Fashola did not learn any from him then?

honeric01:


His short sentence showed clearly that he didn't absorb the government, you would have saved yourself this long typing if you read his post carefully.

teeowl:
We means everybody including Govt.

Madamkilljoy:


I beg to disagree with the above mentioned, Sir Steve. I'll heap most of the blame on the doorstep of the government. They have tried but they should try harder. What would you say of the Apapa/Oshodi expressway? Whenever it rains, you know what happens. Tax payers money shouldn't be used for the beautification of the city only, rather it should be channeled to solving this monster called flood. However, a little portion of the blame would go to some pedestrians who love to litter the environment. Nevertheless, I think a law should be passed banning people from dropping filths on the road.

remember007:
imagine that lagos is a PDP controled state... heaven for fall..same thing happens in Benin whenever it rains.... Was in Anambra state few weeks ago,all roads were tarred up to my grandmas vila with 6 feet converd drains... truly Ambode is confused and doesn't know where to start

angelsing:
Disposing of refuse dump is not free..people pay for their waste to be properly disposed...Nigerians are naturally wicked, they could care less what happened so long as they can heap the blame on the government..

arsenal33:


blame the govt for people's dirtiness

lolababe331e:
Lagos State Govt provides SMS, Whatsapp number for flooding complaints


The dedicated telephone number is: 08099183777 for Lagosians to notify the state government whenever they notice flood related issues in their streets, neighbourhood and highways.
the telephone line is strictly for “Short Message Service (SMS) and WHATSAPP.

emorse:


We have to blame ourselves too. I've seen people emptying sacks of waste in drainages. Actions like that leads to flooding and there's little or nothing the govt can do about it.

SirStevoe:
Wow! Even Ikeja isn't spared. Lol
In actual sense, the flood wasn't caused by the Lagos rains, but by blocked/insufficient drainage channels. These drainages did not block themselves, they were blocked by human beings. People who have poor values, who in turn have no value for environment and others. These set of people are the ones who turn these drainages to their refuse grounds and dump all sorts there.
Then when events such as these occur, government is blamed?!
This is not to absolve the government of blame, but if each one of us play our respective roles and citizens become law abiding, things will definitely move forward and the change we seek becomes clearly visible.
Government and people need to work hand in hand, Nation building isn't a job for either party but for both, individually and collectively.


I Don taya for this nonsense.


Change!!! Eko Oni Bake O!!!


-Sir Stevoe

Genea:
Dah happens wen dere is no proper drainage system

Acidosis:
Here in Akute, the useless bridge linking Ojodu Lagos to Estate/Alagbole/Akute, Ogun state is in deep mess.


Governor Amosun is a monumental failure. APC Governors are the most wicked and hypocritical politicians in the world. I could not believe my eye when I saw a canoe on a so called major road in Ogun, near Lagos.

These guys are strict about their tax but ideal and docile when it comes to WORK. Just yesterday a woman who sells stuffs like indomie, sachet water, cray fish, salt, pepper and the likes was harassed because she's unable to pay Amosun's N8000 tax! The whole goods in her shop isn't worth N50,000, yet Amosun's touts won't stop these idiocy.

The CAP wearing governor should come to the rescue of Ogun state dwellers, particularly those living in the aforementioned places. This man sends his touts to collect tax from the highly populated and fast developing neighborhoods of Lagos only to pour the returns in Abeokuta and some ideal villages in Ogun.


@Amosun, a woman broke her leg last week saturday while moving on one of your useless and idle projects. I couldn't breath on seeing shattered legs in the dungeon you called road.

May God reward you in bad measures. You all will pay for your evils including the mad pilot we call governor in Kogi.