A member of the House of Representatives representing Apapa federal constituency, Mufutau Egberongbe, has called on Governor Babajide Sanwo- Olu to reconstruct the drainage system in Apapa to avert an ‘impending disaster’.
Egberongbe, in a statement, also urged the speaker of House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, to support the state in rebuilding the Apapa canal otherwise known as “System 5’’.
The lawmaker equally urged the Lagos State House of Assembly to urgently rescue the situation to avoid unexpected flooding and spread of diseases.
“There is the need for these leaders to as a matter of urgency assist in clearing the ‘System 5’ drain. This drain travels from Onilegogoro in the Surulere area through Gasikiya road in Apapa Iganmu and leads to the drain by Government Press in Ajeromi-ifelodun local government area of the state.”
Egberongbe said it would be better to clear the drain during this raining season to stem incidences of flooding and mitigate polio- related ailments.
The lawmaker said the decision to draw the attention of Sanwo- Olu, Gbajabiamila and the speaker of the Lagos Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, was because of their passion for development. According to him, it is necessary to prevent what can later become an emergency.
Egberongbe further urged Gbajabiamila to call on the federal agencies to partner with the Lagos State government to clear the drain as well as others in such condition across the state.
He also called for the reactivation of the railway system in Apapa to ease movement of goods from the port to other parts of the country.
He said this had become imperative as part of measures to resolve the gridlock around the area just as he urged port operators to embrace modern cargo tracking equipment and scanners for effective operations.
Zamfara State government has sought the Federal Government’s involvement in the effort to resettle Internally Displaced Persons (IDPS) occasioned lingering violence in the North-western state.
Security reports indicate that there are more than 30,000 IDPS, forced out of their communities by bandits that have persistently attacked the rural areas.
Officials of the state have said that most of the displaced persons were women and children, with many of them living in schools, uncompleted buildings, and along the streets.
