Flood: Lagos Commissioner Taunts Rhodes-Vivour

By Aisha Dahuwa

Tokunbo Wahab, Lagos Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, has taunted Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 Lagos governorship election, over his recent comment on the flood situation in the state.

This comes in the wake of the ravaging flood which submerged many houses, communities and properties in Lagos.

Some of the affected areas include Epe, Eredo, Bogije, Labora, Abijon, Sangotedo, Awoyaya and Ibeju-Lekki.

A primary six pupil simply identified as Joshua was swept away by flood in Ikosi, Ketu area of Lagos State.

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Weighing in, Rhodes-Vivour in a post via X on Thursday, shared a video of a canal in Lekki Phase 1 covered with weeds, asking if it was the responsibility of the citizens to clear the canal for easy flow of rainwater or the government.

‘’Here is a Canal in Lekki overgrown with weeds that disrupts the free flow of water. As I always say, It is far easier to clear canals than it is to demolish buildings.” he wrote.

Responding, Wahab wrote: “Eventually, you will be fine.’”

On Wednesday, the commissioner vowed that many structures obstructing the free flow of rain water will be removed.
The commissioner unleashed his anger in a post on X asking him to explain if “the Igbo-owned property and business demolition we witnessed in Lagos 2023, was all politically engineered?”

@PureStanley1 posted that “Can we all now agree that the Igbo owned property and business demolition we witnessed in Lagos 2023, was all politically engineered? and we were told that some of the buildings were built on canals, thereby blocking the flow of water and causing flooding in Lagos. @tokunbo_wahab can you explain to us why there was a flood in Lagos again yesterday and the early hours of today, after going on demolition spree on IGBOS owned properties? Take the Microphone sir, we await your response!.”

But Wahab fired back and accused the X user of pushing ethnic narrative.

“Many more structures obstructing the free flow of rain water in Lagos will still be removed irrespective of who or highly placed the owners are. Prepare your mind to make your usual aimless and empty noise. If turning it to ethnic narrative makes you happy, go ahead! TW,” he posted.