Project
Omole Drainage Upgrade
Omole Community · delayed · reported
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Wikimedia Commons — Flooded road in Lagos
Secondary drainage channels intended to reduce flooding in Omole community.
Work progress
28%
Funding received
24%
28% work · 24% funded
₦701.6m still unreleased vs budget
Field media
Citizen and official photos and video attached to this project.
3 items
Work progress
Where the project sits on the delivery path — funding is tracked separately below.
- 01
planned
Reached
- 02
started
Reached
- 03
in progress
Now
- 04
completed
Ahead
Branch · delayed
Work left the main path — see timeline for the recorded reason.
Record timeline
Work status, funding, spend, evidence, reports and memory — newest first.
14 events
- Citizen report · Flooding after every heavy rain near incomplete drainage
Standing water blocks access to shops. Drainage channels were dug then left open.
report
- Funding received · ₦11.2m
Omole residents & diaspora (GoFundMe batch) via gofundme
funding
- Work status · delayed
Works paused pending further release
status
- Spend recorded · ₦35.0m
materials — Community-purchased culvert sections (crowdfund)
spend
- Funding received · ₦7.2m
Anonymous donors (GoFundMe batch) via gofundme
funding
- Spend recorded · ₦85.0m
materials — Drainage blocks & excavation hire
spend
- Work status · started
Excavation began
status
- Funding received · ₦200.0m
Lagos MoW — drainage programme release via budget release
funding
- Work status · planned
Design stage
status
Funding request
Public donation or community ask linked to this project.
Finish Omole drainage channels — community top-up
State release covers only ~22%. Residents are raising the gap for culvert sections and channel lining.
Hosted by Omole Community Development Association
Budget & funding
How much was meant to arrive, what landed, and what was spent.
Lagos State Capital Budget 2024 + community crowdfunding
Source mix (received)
- government budget₦200.0m
- crowdfunding₦18.4m
Funding sources
- government budgetLagos State Capital Budget 2024 — Drainage
Only ~22% of allocated funds released.
₦200.0m / ₦890.0m - crowdfundingOmole residents — GoFundMe drainage top-up
Community crowdfunding to bridge release gap for materials.
₦18.4m / ₦30.0m
Only ~22% of allocated funds released; works paused.
Open full money trail →Income stream
Money arriving — releases, grants, donations.
2025-02-28
Omole residents & diaspora (GoFundMe batch)
gofundme₦11.2m
Reported2025-01-12
Anonymous donors (GoFundMe batch)
gofundme₦7.2m
Reported2024-09-20
Lagos MoW — drainage programme release
budget release₦200.0m
Official Record
Spend record
Where money went — materials, labour, contractors.
2025-01-25
Community-purchased culvert sections (crowdfund)
materials · Omole Community Development Association₦35.0m
Reported2024-11-10
Drainage blocks & excavation hire
materials₦85.0m
Reported
Relationships
Evidence
Residential street inundated where secondary channels remain unfinished.
Citizen clip along the unfinished drainage trench. Demo media for the public record.
- Omole drainage excavation pausedReported
Open trench with incomplete lining after works stopped pending further release.
Citizen reports & official responses
Standing water blocks access to shops. Drainage channels were dug then left open.
ReportedHistory / political memory
No timeline events yet.
Sources
- Citizen photo set — Allen Avenue spur (2025)Community contributors · 2025-08-03
- Citizen photo set — Allen Avenue spur (2025)Community contributors · 2025-08-03
- Citizen photo set — Allen Avenue spur (2025)Community contributors · 2025-08-03
Community
Public contributions
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