IBADAN FLOODING AND CLIMATE CHANGE
The recent flooding the south western part of Nigeria has claimed lives ,most of whom are children who drowned in the flood, the torrential rain led to the collapse of bridges and the loss of lives and properties. The residence of the largest city in the sub Saharan Africa have had to deal with bad leadership over the years with nothing to show as the dividend of democracy.
The city’s lack of infrastructure and good drainage system is to be blame for the huge impact the flood had on the residents, the question on the lips of Nigerians is that ,is it possible to have lessened the impact of this flood on lives and properties? My answer is yes! If our leaders take their jobs seriously and take a cue from the Lagos flooding In July, maybe the effects of the flooding would have been reduced.
When the Lagos flooding took place in July, it was apparent that the blocked drainages contributed immensely to the flood, one would have expected that stakeholders in other states would have taken steps to prepare for such occurrence.
The truth is that we cannot ignore climate change, it is here with us and we have to deal with it, our leaders have to realize that the climate we had ten years ago is no longer what we have now, some changes have taken place and we have to take cognizance of that.
It is better to take precautions before disasters occur, it is easier that way, if our laws were working building on canal path would not be possible, it is after disasters occur that we start the demolition of buildings on canal paths. Let’s take precautions before disasters occur, let us fight climate change.
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Olaleye Taiwo
For: greenernaija
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