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Problem

Urban flooding and blocked drainage

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Wikimedia Commons — Flooded road in Lagos

What is happening

Seasonal flooding in dense urban wards where drainage was promised as part of road works but left unfinished.

Status in registry: identified

Where

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  • Omole Community (community)
  • Rivers State (state)
  • Ikeja (lga)

Who is responsible

What is being done

Money

Omole Drainage Upgrade
₦890.0m approved

Evidence

Citizen reports

  • Flooding after every heavy rain near incomplete drainage

    Standing water blocks access to shops. Drainage channels were dug then left open.

    2025-08-10 · published

History

  1. First reported in registry
  2. Flooding after every heavy rain near incomplete drainage

    Standing water blocks access to shops. Drainage channels were dug then left open.

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9 steps

  1. 1
    start
    Abandoned / incomplete urban roads in Ikeja
  2. 2
    responsible office
    Office of the Commissioner for Works & Infrastructure
  3. 3
    office holder
    Engr. Tunde Adebayo
  4. 4
    addressed by
    Allen Avenue Spur Rehabilitation
  5. 5
    funded by
    Ikeja Urban Road Rehabilitation Programme
  6. 6
    contractor
    Delta Roads Nigeria Ltd
  7. 7
    evidence
    Incomplete asphalt — Allen Avenue spur (Aug 2025)
  8. 8
    citizen report
    Road abandoned for months — Allen Avenue spur
  9. 9
    official response
    The Ministry acknowledges delay on the Allen Avenue spur. Works paused pending r

Sources

  • Citizen photo set — Allen Avenue spur (2025)
    Community contributors · 2025-08-03

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