Speaking of the impact of the floods in Lagos, Rhodes-Vivour said, “These same group of people have been in charge of this state for almost 24 years- in terms of party. But apparently, they have a blueprint, they have a plan for the city, and this plan has been existent for some time. Now Lagos State is also listed as one on the fastest sinking cities in the world, and it is said that by 2100, most of Lagos State will not be habitable with the current state of things. Now, when you look at the fact that every year, we deal with this same thing again and again and again, people are losing possessions, businesses are being completely destroyed by floods, think about how many cars had to have their engines replaced that significant damage were done in this economy. We go through this every year. We know that we are a low line coastal city.
“I have not seen any forward-thinking visionary intervention that this government has done. For the most part, they are reactionary, and even the reaction is mediocre at best, And I will explain why. You see then excel exceedingly well when it comes to demolitions across the state. Now, look at what the Commissioner went around talking about several interventions. He said they were emergency services. On the 8th day of the week, he wants to come and start removing desilting, and you call that emergency services. That’s not what emergency service is to my opinion.”
