NwaAmaikpe:


This Commissioner for the Environment, Dr. Babatunde Adejare thinks he is smarter than the other commissioners before him who overlooked these houses.

Being overzealous doesn't pay in this country.
Dora Akunyili learnt that the hard way.

I'd advise he thinks about his life and family first before he thinks of the Lagos flood.

After all,
Water will always find it's level.

CaptainFM1:


Foremost, It is a metaphor, not really about water. It means people will seek and hang out with people of the same character, social class, economic status, or educational background "water seeks its own level"

Back to Engineering, water is gradually finding its new level in the wetlands. What we are witnessing is a complete engineering failure. Attempts at displacing the Atlantic ocean rather than just normal coastline protection will continue to result in catastrophe.

Years back, Commissioner for Environment, Muiz Banire stated that in less than 20years, The Islands will submerged. People think he's mad, now they are witnessing the response from nature. I'm not sure if massive destruction alone will address this issues.

On the mainland, human attitude largely contribute to the flooding we are experiencing. Indiscriminate dumping of refuse everywhere and channels clearing need to be addressed.

drnoel:


Its not about massive destruction but serious state of the art engineering construction and rechannelling of the drainage and canal. Most of Holland was built on water and in the 1900 more than 2/3 of the country was submerged by a massive flood. Google it and see for urself. They fought back and devised a method that allowed them live on lots of man made banks while giving the water its own respect and channels to pass. The problem with Nigeria is plenty and this lack of planning is one of em.

Xda59:


Well the metaphor was coined from the characteristics of water. So he is right.

Mabelenena:



To which planet

Krypton . Are you coming with me or not. I am tired of planet earth

SalamRushdie:


His house is in Ikoyi and not Lekki