This is inside a home in VGC, Lagos after 2 days of heavy downpour. OMG! The LIB reader who sent in the photos, wrote;
"I am a grieved resident of Road 12 at Victoria Garden City. We have been
having flooding issues for over 5 years now. It keeps getting worse
each year and after several complaints the estate management are still
turning deaf ears on us. On Saturday June 20th, we experienced the
worst. The entire first floor of my house has been wrecked. Please post
the attached pictures to appeal to the estate management to sort out the
drainage issues, especially on road 12. Its a shame for someone to say
they live in VGC and yet be going through this." See more photos after the cut..
187 comments:
Chineke! Dz is serious
*lib's namesake*
When there is no good drainage.
The rich also cry
As I said,Lagos is a flood prone state.parkview ikoyi is worse than this and that's a wealthier estate than VGC.its not about how rich,its about water.
Difficult to contain.remember felas song!
No where is safe
Wen dem push water nko now the water is back to push dem.... Dey Should beta Leave now and come bck wen this raining season go
Nothing like staying in d mainland peacefully,no fair of rainy season
Just Negodu!
God knows I ain't coming back to live in Naija anytime soon.
THE RICH ALSO CRY
WHAT A WASTE OF MONEY! HOUSE IN VGC COST A FORTUNE. WHAT A BAD EXPERIENCE
Walaha dey.....
Planet MARLEY
Wtf!
The Rich also cry..
Very Pathetic,to even think its still Raining nonstop
Poor drainage system
Na wa o! More money more problems
Nawa Ooooo...dis one no go easy...imagine tins wey e go damage...remember wen water flood my house after carelessly leaving de de tap running...na so everything including lappy wey ah newly buy just de float as ah enter house....God help dem minimize loses...
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.*ah mk her cum first...den ah folo de lead*
Pls turn off electric appliances.
Not much can be done.irrespective of how much is paid,Lagos is sitting on a coastline.
And for every area that's raised ie increasing the floor level eg ongoing work on akin adesola vi,the water will find its way to other areas that are on lower ground.last year surulere bungalows had to practically move out in some areas.
Also,a lot of people have built on drainages.lagos from inception did not have a master plan.yaba floods badly so its not about the island only.its a state issue and I think Maryland is the highest point in Lagos and not prone to flood.
We are on the edges of the Atlantic coast.I pray for us everyday in Lagos
People just complicate their lives for no reason...
STUPID NIGERIA
WE BUILT A FULL HOUSE OF CARDS, HOW CAN WE BE INVESTING BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN PROPERTY IN A FLOOD PLAIN/BASIN BASED ON TREND WITHOUT TAKING THE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID THIS SCENARIO. IT WILL TAKE A LOT OF CO-OPERATION, DISCIPLINE AND SACRRIFICE NOT TO MENTION INVESTMENT BY A COMPETENT GOVERNMENT AND PEOPLE TO PREVENT THE IMPENDING DOOM.
TILL WE GET OUR ACT TOGETHER AND MANAGE OURSELVES AS OURSELVES, EMBRACING AND RESPECTING OUR LOCAL ENVIRONMENT, THIS WILL REMAIN OUR ETERNAL REALITY.
TO GIVE ANYONE AN IDEA WHAT TO EXPECT IN THE FUTURE, LOOK AT CHEVRON'S NEW DEVELOPMENT OPPOSITE CHEVRON ROUNDABOUT AND SEE HOW MANY METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL THE ENTIRE TRACT WAS RAISED. THIS IS WHAT IT WILL TAKE TO LITERALLY STAY ABOVE WATER IN THE DECADES TO COME IN THAT AREA.
THIS IS THE SAD TRUTH.
Linda, it's been too long. Time to upload new comments.
VG..River..wow!!!
D rich also cry.....
Are you sure you didn't vote against APC ??
{Just kidding} sorry honey, its a pity!
Jesus!!!
It is indeed a shame my dear.
Use the proceedings from the toll gate!!
OMG! This is so Sad, Gov should plz do something
I don't think this is for estate management...This is the work of state government.
Wow! Poor deainage system in a whole VGC sha...thought they had fixed it. Hmm.
The rich also cry. Drainage or no drainage water will always find it's way. A big warning to others
*drainage
The Rich also CRY!!!
Wow!this is bad.
Me wey no dey VGC gan no experience this kain tin.. Too bad
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Lol. Its nt funny buh I just cudnt help but laff. Dat statement tho" its a shame for someone to live in VGC...." Na wa oo. Shey bi una wan live big lyf ni. Lolz. Yoruba wud say olowo foworaku. I jst dey laff ni shaa. God ll help u ppl sha ooo. Amen. Lolz again
Even Bariga better pass the so called VGC, paying so much money yet if rain fall una no fit sleep........you better relocate from there,Abeg i pass
Omg!!! This is soo bad
Its a shame.....
Just go upstairs dey sip ya ciroc
Pls our grieved LIB reader VGC is not the only happening and sweet place in lagos if island does not favour u again pls u are free to relocate. We have places like mushin, ikotun, okota, festac, ikeja even shagamu sef all thoses places are happening suburbs of lagos pls u can relocate instead of staying in VGC and allowing water to damage ur properties. Thanks and sorry for the damages
Pls our grieved LIB reader VGC is not the only happening and sweet place in lagos if island does not favour u again pls u are free to relocate. We have places like mushin, ikotun, okota, festac, ikeja even shagamu sef all thoses places are happening suburbs of lagos pls u can relocate instead of staying in VGC and allowing water to damage ur properties. Thanks and sorry for the damages
And d rich cry too
Dis is terribly bad
Vgc my foot big man big trouble
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I'll be watching from benin
Big man big trouble
OMG! Indeed "Its a shame for someone to say they live in VGC and yet be going through this".
It's a shame really. But it's not just that part of lagos some parts of lagos are same. The drainage dosnt empty anywhere it's just collects water. So if thier is a heavy downpour that's what u get
Linda so sorry smh
Jeez!!! Sad
More money more problem
Na wa oo
Money don enter water o. Ahhh!
Sorry jst relocate
Hmm,we all love water cos water no get enemy bt water can scatter d whole city.... dats y life is beautiful. Dis is a shame. If he estate management are still turning deaf ears den u guys shud contribute and get it done shikena.
Lol, is it by vgc? Sorry o
it is well...........
The rich also cry....I want to leave on the island.....stay there..
How is it a shame for people in VGC to experience these??? Una person human being ni? What would people in Ghana say? Rich peoples' problem
This problem has been there for long, they should do something about it asap.
When you live in an apartment lower than the road, thats what happens...pele
omo..no be small thing o...
Na wa ooo. That's why I will never waste my money to buy a plot/house in that axis of lagos. They will sleep one day only to find themselves under d Atlantic ocean. . . Lekki or VGC my ass...
na tori u dey find
Upon say nah bigman huz, men this water no get fear.
Linda rotate.
na tori u dey find....
Hmmmmmm?
Fashola is working.... Smh u nid to see d so called lagos evry1 is praising, he'll do 2 out of 1million and den shout it to d world to hear. Corrupt $ tricky Apc leaders!
Tips to flood management in Nigeria.
1. Stop the sale of satchet water.
2. Stop the indiscriminate disposal of rubbish.
3. Employ proper waste management techniques.
4. Stiff penalties for defaulters of laws prohibiting indiscriminate disposal of dirt.
5. Building, enhancing drainage networks in the country.
These measures won't cost millions and wouldn't take years, just six months and these flooding would stop.
Dis is serious...
SO U CAN'T EAT AND CLEAN MOUTH? ODE. ONLY A WEAK MAN WHO IS NOT THE PROVIDER IN HIS HOME CAN BE THREATENED THUS. AGBAYA
LOL.
My advice is y'all residents hold a meeting and find a lasting solution...u could wait 2more years loosing assets worth millions...
Linda like seriously must u post every link or news sent to u. Na wa for u sef
Linda like seriously must u post every link or news sent to u. Na wa for u sef
so? who send you go there..............on to the next one joooor!!!!!!
Linda like seriously must u post every link or news sent to u. Na wa for u sef
This is the problem with Nigeria, Many ex-ministers and well heeled people of influence live on this estate, even the vice president lives here but as you will notice in Ikoyi, V/i etc, they all turn a blind eye to the slum conditions of their immediate environments while putting up million dollar structures, so long as they are comfortable inside their homes. It's a Nigerian problem, we are inherently self focused and myopic.
My question is if these people of influence cannot fix their own immediate external environments, how can these same people be trusted to sort out the problems of Nigeria?
The real change required is in the Pysche of us Nigerians, nobody from Aso rock is going to change your lot, when residents cant even organise themselves on a local level to fix their own immediate environment.
The rich also cry.
U no go park comot? Sit down there na. Dave
Whoa!!!!
Whoa!!!!
OMG,,this is terrible,,most these people in charge of estate mgt are only concerned about collecting money,,whether the tenants are comfortable or not,,they don't really care,,its sad and annoying.God help us.
OMG,,this is terrible,,most these people in charge of estate mgt are only concerned about collecting money,,whether the tenants are comfortable or not,,they don't really care,,its sad and annoying.God help us.
The rich also cry
Poor construction methodology,finished building level is lower than the compound level and the compound level is lower than the road level.There is backward flow.
The same thing happened at Ajao Estate last 2 weeks, it wasn't funny at all, all my chairs, rug,cloths, beds, books hmm, we really suffered that day, the worst part was that after parking the water were to pour it was war cos water was coming in through the bathroom, in fact that was my worst day on earth.
Big man, big trouble
This is really serious
So Linda ikeji now na FG abi? Make she com suck d water comot for ur house abi? Instead of to complain to ur estate manager u dey snap pix com Linda ikeji blog. U b agbaya mumu...so everytn nw na news on ds blog or ur just lookin for a cheap publicity
Not funny at all,people living @dz zone ll pray each year 4 God 2 delay rain,if rain which z a blessing can turn 2 dz then make rain wait till whenever but my advise ll be 4u2 move out,its not a must 2 live in VGC
Hahahaha the rich also cry...
them force you stay there, if you are having issues then pack out to a place you consider good.
The houses are not owned by the estate management compnay but rather they are owned by individuals. So if the onwer dont come to fix your problems all you need do is pack out.
Odikwa serious oooooooooooooo
How about reporting the estate owners to the Lagos State housing authority or better yet to the gov himself.
Chai...its too bad
Welcome to MAROKO. The rich also cry!
Sorry oooo...I hope the estate management attends to this problem asap......cos raining season is just beginning
Moye says so via BB Passport...Courtesy LIB......
hahahahahahhaha movie people said dis is just the beinginingvwatch out for part two
Lagos state govt take note!
That's sad,I also live in Vgc and my house is fine.
Whatyasay see gobe,Rich man Rich trouble oya let's go dere.#i stay in lekki lolzzzzz
This is more serious than I thought.i side the house????
This is more serious than I thought.i nside the house????
Flooding in Ikoyi,Vi and lekki is even worse.
Wow. This is badddd! What fears me most isn't d damages but d type of slimmy resptiles that u'll start seeing in d compound. I can't live in lag sha. Una wahala too much yet d standard of living is high!
Even with all the splendour and glamour of VGCand lekki, I still prefer surulere and festac a beg. They are more isolated from the treats of the Atlantic.
Na wa oo...may God help us.
"The rich also cry"
Nigerians have refused to educate themselves on the scale and impact of global warming. Everyone wants to live on the island because it's ebeano, when the rains pour and when the sea level rises all of una go hear word. In a city like Lagos, with poor urban planning, living on the mainland is not a bad idea. Won't be moving to Lagos anytime soon, Abuja might be hot as hell but shid, we don't have these kinds of problems. Sorry o, don't wait for the estate management, take action now.
VGC indeed.
After paying tax from my wages, landowners tax and all sorts of tax for owning house in lagos. and lots of money on buying the house or rent. Go and moan to the govt.
Na wa!
Nawa o o,u na thou.
Goes without saying..... The rich also cry!
Thats why lekki gardens would keep advertising for people to buy their floating houses.
The rich also cry
Its sad. In this time and age, we should not be having flood in our homes weather in VGC or MUSHIN!
Very Sad!!
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Na wa ooo. Is it by force to live in VGC. You better pack out of there because next time,na
Atlantic ocean you jam yourself.
The Rich also complain
Oh my God. This is crazy. What fears me most in ds flooding cases is d slimmy reptiles it accompanies. I can't live in lag sha. Una wahala too much and yet d standard of living is high!
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The rich also cry!
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Dis is serious o! We never enter July o! I beta siddon where I dey, am not ready to pack water. Linda take note!
Okiie, notice to all LIBERs. Didn't want to do dis before but I gex I just have to do it as a disclaimer. One idiot on dis blog stole my identity, my name & signage. So please any negative comments on dis blog is not coming from me but from the thief cos I would neva say anything bad about someone or wish anyone evil. So I have gone back to using my old pix & my email address is (julie3er@gmail.com). Linda take note!
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Sooo much for living in a high brow area.. Lol.. Sorry
Choi....I don't envy u guys o.
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I WAS IN VGC YESTERDAY,THE ENTRANCE TO THE ESTASTE IS SO FLOODED THAT ALOT F CARS WHERE GETTING STUCK,INFACT OUR GOT STUCK THAT SOME AREA BOYS HELPED US TO PUSH AND WE PAID N1500,TO ME VGC IS SO OVER RATED
Big boys in lekki like to swim in their homes,yes thats how we roll,me i they Ketu they enjoy ,nature is kind to us,because we did not sand fill to build,water want their property back,i just laugh when i hear those ridiculous rent and property prices for what ?.
I got wiser thanks to my wife ,in the 2007 i almost bought 4 plots in Lekki, She talked sense in to me,Today i thanks her again and again every raining season.off i saved good money .When rain start thats when i sleep deep,Lekki Big Boy sleep with one eye open with panic button on,those of you are readying think wisely.Do you know the whole lekki and Victoria Island is below sea level,i pray one yawa no go gas ooooooo - KETU boy
Water is a very powerful force, u can't just encroach on its territories like that without serious repercussions. U come sand fill and start putting up structures and think it will just leave u alone like rhat . it will surely fight back to reclaim what was taken from it.
Water is a very powerful force, u can't just encroach on its territories like that without serious repercussions. U come sand fill and start putting up structures and think it will just leave u alone like rhat . it will surely fight back to reclaim what was taken from it.
Bros im sure theres flooding too whereever you are.
I swear..... Ogombo self no ric half of dis one self
All island residences have this problem people , Ikoyi, Dolphin estate, Victoria Island, VGC, Lekki, better recognise.
Awwn....that not too good
Eheeeeen come to think of it, abi u offended oba of lagos? Lolz
Nigerians just like to gloat over another's misfortune. Think of how you can make money by way of how to reduce the floods in all these water prone areas instead of mocking those who live on the island. It is called poor man's mentality. Lagos is generally prone to floods. It can be an opportunity for people to hammer and move to Banana Island instead of laughing at others misfortune. Living in VGC is still better than many places on the mainland brimming with filth, touts and insecurity.
Is it compulsory to live in VGC? Relocate to Palmgrove!!!!!
Big Man... Big problems.... NAI xoxo
Sad that local government is not in charge of drainage in Nigeria. THis is a public good - sanitation, safety. It is a public good. A private company should not be given the due function of government. GOvernment taxes are meant to rectify these issues. Nigeria is such a wicked country. I guess this is one of Fashola's achievements - completely shirking the public safety and welfare function of the government and handing it off to private developers. Lagosians, ask Ambode to change this. Can you imagine the flora in sewage from soakaway pits with people who have all kids of diseases now becoming part of this person's ground floor? It could be you next.
Let the guy call a town hall meeting and resident fix it since ur estate management are hopeless and irresponsible.
Depends on the part of Ikoyi.
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O ga o!! "Cries" ke?
They've also chased bar beach back claiming that the so called great wall of Lagos begins where land was in 1930s. Mtscheeew! Also, I don't know the type of rat like cubicles you people are building in those sky scrappers by 3rd mainland. God help you o! Make sure you don't pack poor people there. God will judge you!
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I beg this place is not VGC have gone round the whole estate and there is nowhere like this please next time indicate the road or close den we can figure out the house I have been driving around for the past 30 minutes and I did not see the house in question. Tho there is flood but do disappears in minutes.
So which road oooo
U r a fool for calling Nigeria stupid. ...
Nice one @femmedy lol
Exactly. Everyone seems to forget at their very essence all these high brow areas were Maroko what 20-25 years ago only. Swampy Maroko at that. I think iit may only be certain partss of old ikoyi that won't flood as badly. Banana and parkview the most expensive of all have bad flooding in rains. Parkview is said to be an atrocious embarrassment
You can't cheat nature bro
Shut the fuck up and go back to ur razz village..hater
I live in vgc and I must say the drainage issue being experienced my residents of road 12 is down to the sand filling of the river next to the estate and all surrounding land which has left the water with no where to go. All residents there have been advised to raise th levels of their houses
But fear of the other unknown
Looooool!! You don't have the money to buy it that's y. Stop with the excuse thanks
You can never never run away from your guilty
Water no get enemy!
nigeria and ghana need to invest in a drainage system. i do not understand why they have done this and recharge the public...public tax for public services. it will create jobs and give those involved the propensity to spend.
No b u carry ur money go buy death? Una never c anytin, even dos 4 park view n banana estate sf go soon hear winch wen d water start wt dem
So sori for them.they must be going thru hell.
Can only think of Titanic..
move outna
Na poverty dey worry u
Fashola was working lol
Ambode over to you
Long live the Jagaban of you people destiny
Poverty mentality
Lolz! That house be like iboh man house abi?
Same here G. Lol
Anon 10:25, you think people outside naija better pass bah? Check ur age group 10yrs from now dem don dust you. And one day you will come back and squat with dem.
Lol I don't experience half of this where I live in Yaba.
As in God forbid
Babe serious poverty mentality dey ur lineage.
Iga bu ogbenye buru amusu? Can't u say something nice?
Na jealousy bi dis one? Did he tell Linda that he wants to relocate to ur house. Be a little nicer abeg
This flood can drown a little baby tho. People should be careful.
Only d hungry and wicked who envy ppls wealth that talk shit,when a fellow human is stressed.....what u wish someone is what God gives in return.if una no fit pity dis guy make una hang una mouths.
Road 12. It
After you people will abuse us living in ikorodu, at least we don't have this issue. Rich man, Rich wahala.
The lower class consoling their life with the demise of the rich!..if they give you house for lekki, ul broadcast on fb and instagram...good luck oga mainland..its not every house on the island that is flooded mind you....so don't do selective reasoning
So I pray you continue to have less money and less problems...u think?! The mindset of the poor though!
Nigerians stop throwing thrash in gutters, on the floor, and out of our cars #Don'tThrashItStashIt #ThrashDoesn'tJustDisintergrateItLittersAndBlocksDrainages!!! Let's start by creating a awareness on our thrashing habits in the country. Thats handling it at the source
The case has not started. Even if you dash me house in any of those areas, I will refuse. Naija people are very myopic and always jumping into the bandwagon unnecessarily. All we think about is how to be like the next person. I am praying against it but the day the Atlantic ocean will go angry and rage, there will be calamity. How can our banks be and developers be so wicked to be selling lands and houses that have no safety plans to people?. I urge Nigerians to stop buying lands or houses from these areas because they will regret later if they survive the reckoning day
Anon 7:17....I send it back to you....May u remain a squatter forever...Ise!
And FYI, dat I stay outside d country at the moment does not make me clueless...I can comfortably accommodate you in my own house, in four of Naija's top cities....Least I forget, I am Igbo by the way, we possess any place we inhabit, I have possessed enough in Naija, possessing Europe and the US now.
Come and have peace of mind in Agege
Lmao😂😂😂😂
Abeg help me ask...
Not high standard of living....High cost of living in Lagos...inugo.
No be only Agege na mushin.
Ogundiran Oyindamola na you your money go buy death.
Where the natural boundary of the water ends in Ikoyi doesn't get flooded. Only sand filled areas. As for those in parkview and banana island who are you to judge them? Are you God?
Im not surprise. That area is a swampy area. im forseeing Tsunami
too bad
too bad
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