Flooding is not a Lagos problem alone. This year, massive flood had happened in parts of London, Houston with great casualties in human and properties. Just three days ago, there was a major flood in Japan that killed 15 people as reported by CNN. It washed off road, buildings, electric poles etc. Those are better planned cities. We need better planning and stronger town planning regulations, no doubt. What happened in Lagos now is beyond drainages and water channels in my view. More of consequence of climate change than government failure. We are always too hard on our governments when things like this happens as if they don’t happen elsewhere.

And to those who are happy that the rich people along Lekki/Ajah corridor are victims, calm down and do away with that your ‘it-serves-them-right-mentality.’ There are more very poor and most vulnerable people in that axis than the fewer rich.

Let our humanity be our guide in all situation.