RAINY SEASON

thunderstorms,heavy drizzles,water everywhere the plight of the people on the street has trippled this week you just have to lvew the comfort of your home to see for yourself the roads have become congested and filled with dirts of all kind harmful to the ecosystem that we inhabit, transport systems are on hold due to the traffic jams life has become unbearable and no other place feels the toll and impact more at the moment than in Lagos State, there have been series of flashfloods that have rendered many homeless and made orphans of many and others have sadly perished this is a major setback for economic productivity as well as the well being of the people pictures show horrific waters that are as high as 6 feet completely submersing cars and trucks this trend has left many wary and they are not to or still are to be blamed we shall look at the two angles:

TO BE BLAMED: it is a well known fact even from primary school that there are two seasons in the country the wet and dry season and also the dates are also known so it is expected that we adequately gear up for this worrisome period but most at times the dangers involved are ignored or simply most are ignorant or dont know how to also the idea of building drainages as community development schemes are also not done and finally building with substandard materials and areas that are waterlogged leaves nothing for the imagination also the fact is we indiscriminately dump refuse in this gutters and drainages blocking them we keep our environment unkept resulting in things like these and also narrow biulding and improper channeling of waterways causes and have added to these flood problem we have acted so ignorant to the environment that now there is little to be done and what is annoying is that upon the warnings by both local,national and international agencies warning these most affected areas of the need to be prepared they still ignored it like a stubborn goat and now all we see is destruction,pain, agony and of course stupid criticisms at the government when the people are at fault , there is then a need to waken community development programmes aimed at bettering the environment and monitor forces to check nmiscreants and safe guard work and maintain the environment we shouldnt wait till another july to experience the same thing all over again.

NOT TO BE BLAMED: the agencies in charge of environment matters have not acted accordingly this includes the ministries and agencies of environment,the land and works ministry,the national agencies of emergency response and other agencies tied t the infrastructural development of the state there should have been a plan to checkmate these flooding and high sea tidal rains that destroy properties and lives yearly and ongoing sanitization and awareness campaign to enlighten people of the dangers of building in areas prone to flooding infact they are not to build there at all except they have waysa of preparing for such effectively also the geological societies are meant to map out areas due to flooding to suggest solutions to such agencies as how best to combat these problem ths involves proper co-ordination and future planning and action ,the emergency agencies are meant to plan for such and have assistance readily available to such areas in the space of 10-30 minutes as time is a critical factor but sadly that is not the case this cannot continue to happen thew truth is if one sector of the econmy in any area of this country is affected then there is going to be a whole lot of cankerworms on our heads the government must strive to control flooding by checkmating it early especially during the dry spells or damming a lot of places to reduce the flood effects .

there is also a need for both parties to have synergy and work together from the agric sector to the landscape sector to the public and private sector there is a need for visionaries in such fields and clear headed individuals working with them and finally the support of people for the greater good of the nation because they may have to take drastic actions to better everyone lets hope that the plight of the lagosians,riverians the northern people and the eastern people will be heard it has become a national issue and should be treated as such.