The Governorship Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State, Dr. Olajide Adediran, popularly called Jandor, has commiserated with families displaced by weekend flood even as he expressed displeasure over the challenging experience of residents any time it rains.
Recall that Lagos State government had earlier issued warning to residents over the impending heavy rainfall with attendant flood and the need to relocate to safer ground anytime it rains. Reacting to the latest flooding, Jandor reached out to some of the victims affected, earlier in the week. The torrential rain on Saturday, however, lasted for about seven hours sweeping away some residents with their vehicles.
According to him, “I have received with worries, messages of families being displaced as a result of today’s (Saturday) downpour. It is disheartening to see the good people of the state suffer such neglect and huge discomfort. This disaster is preventable and avoidable at least to the barest minimum.”
In his usual prompt approach to situation, Jandor set up actions to mitigate the effect of the flood across the 20 Local Government areas of the state.
“In the interim, I have set up a Disaster Recovery Team across the state from our network of members to offer immediate assistance to the victims,” he said while praying that there would be no more loss of lives even as the rain still continued in some part of the state.
He added, “We will continue to patch up until we install a government, we can jointly call our own and birth a breath of fresh air in Lagos,” he said.
