Flooding And Property Loss In Nigeria: Case For Urgent Action

 By Amos Jolaoye

What was once viewed primarily as a natural or humanitarian issue has now evolved into a pressing threat to real estate investment, infrastructure, and sustainable urban development across the country.

Flooding occurs when water overflows onto land that is typically dry, often due to heavy rainfall, inadequate drainage systems, or overflowing rivers. However, beyond natural causes, it is essential to acknowledge the man-made dimensions of this crisis. Poor urban planning, lack of maintenance of public infrastructure, and a general absence of proactive policy implementation have significantly worsened the situation.

Gov Rochas Okorocha’s Swan Song

By Cos Nnadi

The political rivalry in Imo State is reminiscent of a dramatic form which depicts the circumstances surrounding the fall of despots. The state has been in dire need of such a dramatic conflict, blighted by a long history of poor leadership. 

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Its last notable civilian governor remains the late Samuel Onunaka Mbakwe, who ruled the old Imo State comprising the present-day Imo State, Abia State and parts of Ebonyi State. Since that seasoned administrator, whose concern for the down trodden earned him the appellation of ‘weeping governor,’ left the saddle 35 years ago, the state has been unable to fill the vacuum. Those who succeeded him all failed to display a similar sense of responsibility, intellectual depth, and social empathy.