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The Lagos State Government has assured residents not to panic following heavy rainfall and the release of water by the Ogun-Osun River Basin Development Authority, OORBDA.The Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, gave the assurance on Friday, while addressing the media in his office at Alausa, Ikeja.
“I understand the concerns and anxieties that many of our people have been experiencing and I want to assure you that this government is fully capable of managing the flooding and its consequences.” In July 2023, 418.9 million cubic meters of water was released. In August, that figure rose to 545.0 million cubic meters, September saw the release of 532.2 million cubic meters and as of October 15th, the flow has been averaging daily releases of 23.2 million cubic meters totaling 2,274Mcm.Await S'Court judgement on Tinubu's certificate saga, LP chieftain chides Atiku, Obi“This is in addition to 203.4mm of rainfall in July, 174.9mm in August, 362.6mm of rainfall in September and 170.
In response to the situation, Wahab added that the government had stepped up its multifaceted approach to mitigate the effects of the flooding.
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