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June 1, 2019
The Lekki Estate Residents andStakeholders Association in Lagos State have called for concerted efforts bythe Federal Government and stakeholders to address regular flooding in thelocality during the rainy season.
The association’s President,Olorogun James Emadoye, made the call in Lagos on the need to tackleimmobility, loss of lives and property caused by flooding in the area.
He urged the government to utilisethe ecological funds to provide help for Lekki and its occupants beforepopulation explosion and the flooding got worse.
Emadoye implored the government toinvest more in the development of the coastal roads and railways to minimiseusage of the single Lekki-Epe expressway. He further advised that instead ofthe continuous tolling of the Lekki Epe Expressway, a new coastal road shouldbe built and tolled.