Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, the deputy governor of Lagos State, issued a warning Tuesday that Lagos State is slowly sinking because of climate change, much like New York City in the United States of America, USA.

Speaking yesterday at the Lagos State Ministry of Justice’s Strategic Management Meeting with MDAs and Stakeholders, Hamzat pointed out that if appropriate action is not made to address the nation’s climate change risks, the state is in immediate danger of submersion.

Hamzat urged everyone to take action to stop upcoming natural catastrophes, pointing to places like the UK and New York City where residents are already moving to safer regions as a result of climate change. He also warned that Lagos may sink and submerge if nothing is done.

He pointed out that Lagos is encircled by sea, with a 180-kilometer beachfront.

“New York City and Lagos are sinking today,” he said.

Extreme heat, climate change, and increasing sea levels are the three existential dangers to the state, according to the Deputy Governor, who also underlined that the state’s priorities must alter over the next 20 to 25 years in order to determine which places need to be maintained.

The Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Lawal Pedro SAN, stated in his opening comments that the goal of the stakeholders’ conference was to decrease government lawsuits in court in order to stop the justice delivery system from being more clogged with preventable cases.

In keeping with its previous warning, the Ogun State government yesterday encouraged those living in flooded regions caused by the recent water release from Oyan Dam to move to higher ground.

Arepo, Mawere, Akute, Alagbole, Magboro, Orimerunmu, Isheri, Riverview Estate, Oshorun Estate, and OPIC Estate are among the impacted locations.

The Ogun-Osun River Basin Development Authority, or ORBDA, released extra water from the Oyan Dam, causing flooding in the communities. In response, Environment Commissioner Mr. Ola Oresanya made this statement.

Oresanya reassured locals that the floodwater would begin to significantly recede starting on Friday, October 25, through waterways, watercourses, and canals dredged and provided for that purpose, while acknowledging that the dam’s excess water must be released in order to prevent damage that could have undesirable effects.