Due to the heavy rainfalls, parts of Lagos, Delta and Anambra states among others, are faced with wreaking havoc, displaced scores from their homes, robbed of valuables, loss of life and postponement of palliative works scheduled to begin on the Third Mainland Bridge today.
In Lagos, a heavy flood swept away a commercial motorcycle at Papa Ashafa in Orile Agege area of Lagos State yesterday.
The Zonal Coordinator, South West, National Emergency Management Agency, Mr. Ibrahim Farinlonye confirmed the incident. He said:
“One motorcycle rider simply called Mr. Abe has been swept away after refusing to heed to warnings from his colleagues not to ride along the Ile Epo Bus Stop canals in Alimoso Local Government Area of Lagos State.”
Also, the Lagos State government announced indefinite postponement of the palliative works scheduled to begin on the failed sections of the Third Mainland Bridge today.
The postponement, it was gathered, became necessary due to the downpour experienced in all parts of the metropolis yesterday.
Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Mr. Oluwaseun Osiyemi, in a statement, explained that the downpour affected the preliminaries of the planned palliative works on the asphalt pavement of the bridge by the Lagos State Public Works Corporation, LPWC.
“A later date, which will be subject to weather conditions, will be duly communicated for the palliative,” the statement read.
