temmytanny:

There nothing wrong in rain resulting to flooding but the issue is how the flooded area can go off after some minutes. It is true that many areas were flooded but to me oooo some areas are getting eased with this issue. I was at ikorodu road on saturday and withing minutes after downpour , the water went off. same with some areas in VI,abule egba and co. I dont know about ajamgbadi but some one told me its very bad there.

I think the Govt has done above average in terms of tackling flood in lagos. You all know lagos is congested and many works need be done b4 we enjoy the infrastructure. If you and me can stop dumping refuse in the gutter in your area or report those doing such, you would see that things would change for the better.

I feel pained when people attack personalities on serious issues like this. Whatever you say about Tinubu, fashola or ACN will not solve the matter. And if you politicised this issue, then Lagos is still far better than PH, calabar, Onitsha and even Uyo. I have lived in this cities and i know what am saying. Despite the low population and high financial resources , flooding is still a major issue. Many of you would say no to my statement about calabar and co but u can ask people that stay in calabar south about flooding or those that stay at mbribit town in Uyo.

Nice post but i beg to disagree on your comparing the degree of flooding as experienced in some parts of Lagos to Calabar south even stating that is worse    . . .yes, the drainages do not often contain the flood water after an intense rain of about 2 hours  . .causing the flood to spill across the road, becoming a hazard to non suspecting passers by and motorist especially okada riders .I witnessed an incident where a little girl and an unsuspecting okada man were swept in the raging flood cos they moved ignorantly close to the culvert . .but with the kind of flood experienced in Lagos where in some area . . the moment it rains for some few minutes . .Critical emergency procedures would be initiated  ,  by lifting all house appliances to certain heights to avoid damage or accident with respect to electric appliances . .have never heard of any place in calabar south with such factor.Am also yet to see the manner of rain that will cause the kind of unpleasant experiences we often encounter around the yaba - Jibowu axis, let me avoid other worse notorious spots. .

Blocking of drainages with refuse in Calabar  have been made a criminal act with bins provided in most junctions and notorious spots to checkmate the practice . . if you are caught, you will be arrested  . .remember vividly, when the Muri ( An Efik high chief) along my street, employed some area boys to arrest erring neighbors who chose to dump trash in the drainages . . it was more or less a suicidal approach to do that, cos you must ensure your operation is carried out in a blitz manner  cos they were always around no matter the time of the night you feel safe to carry out your illegal dumping exercise, and this was way back 1999 - 2002 before i relocated . .though i still frequent Calabar very often for visits and for merriment as well  . . where precisely in calabar south where you referring to , cos the only sore point i knew was Crutech . .cos that was the end point of all the drainage water in calabar south

macjive01:

IMO I think fashola is at best mediocre.

jmaine:

Nice post but i beg to disagree on your comparing the degree of flooding as experienced in some parts of Lagos to Calabar south even stating that is worse    . . .yes, the drainages do not often contain the flood water after an intense rain of about 2 hours  . .causing the flood to spill across the road, becoming a hazard to non suspecting passers by and motorist especially okada riders .I witnessed an incident where a little girl and an unsuspecting okada man were swept in the raging flood cos they moved ignorantly close to the culvert . .but with the kind of flood experienced in Lagos where in some area . . the moment it rains for some few minutes . .Critical emergency procedures would be initiated  ,  by lifting all house appliances to certain heights to avoid damage or accident with respect to electric appliances . .have never heard of any place in calabar south with such factor.Am also yet to see the manner of rain that will cause the kind of unpleasant experiences we often encounter around the yaba - Jibowu axis, let me avoid other worse notorious spots. .

Blocking of drainages with refuse in Calabar  have been made a criminal act with bins provided in most junctions and notorious spots to checkmate the practice . . if you are caught, you will be arrested  . .remember vividly, when the Muri ( An Efik high chief) along my street, employed some area boys to arrest erring neighbors who chose to dump trash in the drainages . . it was more or less a suicidal approach to do that, cos you must ensure your operation is carried out in a blitz manner  cos they were always around no matter the time of the night you feel safe to carry out your illegal dumping exercise, and this was way back 1999 - 2002 before i relocated . .though i still frequent Calabar very often for visits and for merriment as well  . . where precisely in calabar south where you referring to , cos the only sore point i knew was Crutech . .cos that was the end point of all the drainage water in calabar south

seguno2:

it is pointless comparing Lagos flooding with other Naija cities.
Why?
Tinubu and Fashola have held themselves out to be the best governors under their ACN banner for the past 12 years. Hence they must be held to their self-proclaimed "best" standard.
And they have borrowed billions of US$ on top of increased tax revenue from hard working Lagosians and the humonguous federal allocation received monthly. Where has all the money gone 
The flooding in the US are usually from hurricanes, tropical storm and other freak weather conditions not the standard heavy rains that cause flooding every year in Lagos.
Let's not compare apple with oranges even they are both fruits.

Eko Ile:

Get used to it, Lagos is below the sea level.

temmytanny:

tanx for your reply. If you go tru my post i said calabar south and not municipal.

temmytanny:

The south is no different from the Ajegunle of lagos.

temmytanny:

but for you to say they dont have flooding issues is wrong. Have u been to atamunu(not sure of the spellin) in calabar b4?

I never said calabar had no flooding issues . .but that, you cant compare the degree of flooding we have in Lagos to that of calabar . .   . guess you have not being in the comfort of flood prunes areas where a little rainfall forces people to carry their belongings on their head to salvage some importants materials . . . let us forget the lekki zones and face the mainland where i stay . . when it rains, take a stroll to Iwaya and see the hell people go through . . there is even a saying  that the wise ones never take the ground floor when renting a house cos whoever does that is just paying for headache as a result of constant flooding . .  

As for your Atamunu questions,offcourse i know Atamunu very well, Street starts from mayne avenue and cut across mount zion to the interior Ajeguleic areas  . .it falls under Ikot Ekpo area  ( acronym used to describe the fearsome  hoodlooms/street miscreants who resided in those zones, same applies to Nsidun,Idang, bayside boys et al., i mentioned earlier who constantly fought  for supremacy battles occasionally back in them days. I think, they are more subdued now  ) . in my previous post, i mentioned that the crutech zones are the worst hit and sore area cos they are the end points to all the drainage systems in calabar south thereby bearing the full brunt of the menace . .if you reside deep in Atamunu near the Crutech zone, then you might just be a guest to this harsh flood experiences . . but never as widespread and catastrophic as what is obtainable in lagos on a constant basis

temmytanny:

Its an offence even in lagos to dump refuse anywhere and not only in calabar

satani22:

Where is the faceless,shameless and fanatic called eko~ile that have been running his fowl mouth in defense of BS? All the questions i asked him, he's yet to answer any. I hope u read the post of Afanna as copied from Sun newspapers and saw the teribble experience Lagosians went through because of just one day's heavy rain

jmaine:

Yes i knew it was calabar South you were reffering to, and my reply was tailored in respect to calabar South in view

to some extent some parts resemble Ajegunle and but not all part share the same description . .maybe when you get to interior places like inside :- Nsidun ( Edibe Edibe/jebs axis),Idang ( Mbukpa axis), Ikot Ekpo (yellow duke/ Ekpo Abasi/atamunu areas),Etak Udari ( Target areas to bogobiri the hausa/fulani enclave in the state), and especially bayside . .then your postulations are correct . . but there are other calabar south places that are decent . .the Dan Archibong areas and those close to major roads like the calabar Road are decent but not flashy like the municipal areas . . And the Minucipal areas do have their own fair share of bad zones when you get to the outskirts of the town popularly called 8 miles or even the marian zone have their own fair share of not too flashy zones e.g Ediba axis .


I never said calabar had no flooding issues . .but that, you cant compare the degree of flooding we have in Lagos to that of calabar . .   . guess you have not being in the comfort of flood prunes areas where a little rainfall forces people to carry their belongings on their head to salvage some importants materials . . . let us forget the lekki zones and face the mainland where i stay . . when it rains, take a stroll to Iwaya and see the hell people go through . . there is even a saying  that the wise ones never take the ground floor when renting a house cos whoever does that is just paying for headache as a result of constant flooding . .  

As for your Atamunu questions,offcourse i know Atamunu very well, Street starts from mayne avenue and cut across mount zion to the interior Ajeguleic areas  . .it falls under Ikot Ekpo area  ( acronym used to describe the fearsome  hoodlooms/street miscreants who resided in those zones, same applies to Nsidun,Idang, bayside boys et al., i mentioned earlier who constantly fought  for supremacy battles occasionally back in them days. I think, they are more subdued now  ) . in my previous post, i mentioned that the crutech zones are the worst hit and sore area cos they are the end points to all the drainage systems in calabar south thereby bearing the full brunt of the menace . .if you reside deep in Atamunu near the Crutech zone, then you might just be a guest to this harsh flood experiences . . but never as widespread and catastrophic as what is obtainable in lagos on a constant basis


You are correct and am aware of that . . . i just wanted to buttress the point a local chief went to ensure that practice was stopped . . .  People refrained after getting enlightened of the havoc it was causing in the disadvantaged Crutech zones, where the tail end of Atamunu falls into. .

temmytanny:

wao! you really know calabar inside out. KUDOS!

Thanks bro . .Calabar is a home to me anytime any day . . Spent some good years growing up there ( mimicking VP Sambo rehearsed line he often used in Non - Northern areas during their campaign  ) . . . so whatcha expect 

Eko Ile:


I decide when and how I go back and forth with clueless and ignorant people, unfortunately, now is not the time.

Feel free to go ahead with your rubbish

satani22:

go sidon and hide your face cos of shame. U ve been criticized for your[b] non objectivity[/b] by different posters on this thread. I based my argument on what we experienced not knowing that many other parts of Lagos was even terrible. I read the sun newspapers report of the extent of damage caused by yesterdays flood and could only pity myself and others. Its easy for u to post BS since u are not on ground. We are here and are reporting our terrible experience to you, upon all u failed to be reasonable and be on the side of the masses. Anyway i wouldnt fight cos its worthless. Enjoy your self.  cheers

satani22:

go sidon and hide your face cos of shame. U ve been criticized for your non objectivity by different posters on this thread. I based my argument on what we experienced not knowing that many other parts of Lagos was even terrible. I read the sun newspapers report of the extent of damage caused by yesterdays flood and could only pity myself and others. Its easy for u to post BS since u are not on ground. We are here and are reporting our terrible experience to you, upon all u failed to be reasonable and be on the side of the masses. Anyway i wouldnt fight cos its worthless. Enjoy your self. cheers

calculusx:

FASHOLA IS WORKING, LAGOSIANS ARE SWIMMING

mama-gee:

Yeah, lagosians are swimming in poverty.

mama-gee:

Yeah, lagosians are swimming in poverty.

seguno2:

it is pointless comparing Lagos flooding with other Naija cities.
Why?
Tinubu and Fashola have held themselves out to be the best governors under their ACN banner for the past 12 years. Hence they must be held to their self-proclaimed "best" standard.
And they have borrowed billions of US$ on top of increased tax revenue from hard working Lagosians and the humonguous federal allocation received monthly. Where has all the money gone 
The flooding in the US are usually from hurricanes, tropical storm and other freak weather conditions not the standard heavy rains that cause flooding every year in Lagos.
Let's not compare apple with oranges even they are both fruits.