PDP Blames Ocean Surge On Sand Filling Of Oceans

Lagos State PDP on Monday blamed the frequent water surge in
Lagos State on sand filling of the ocean and lagoons.

The Tide recalls that an early morning ocean surge last
Saturday sacked communities around Kuramo Beach in Lagos, leaving one person
dead and 15 others missing.

Mr Femi Oke-Osanyintolu, the General Manager, Lagos
Emergency Management Agency, who said the death toll had risen to four, noted
that the bodies were recovered from the nearby Bar Beach on Sunday morning.

In a statement signed by its Lagos State chairman, Chief
Tunji Shelle, the PDP called on the Federal Government to stop people from sand-filling
the ocean and lagoons in the state.

The PDP faulty the“ unprofessional’’ manner the ocean and
lagoons were encroached on without due Ecological and Environmental Impact
Assessment.

“This is in the overall interest of the country and to
particularly forestall further loss of lives and property arising from
mismanaging the environment,’’ the party said.

According to the party, direct government negligence caused
the calamities.

The party faulted the sand-filling of land for the purported
Eko Atlantic project, adding that business interest had undermined the safety
of lives and property.

“We are very pained by the wanton loss of lives and property
prevalent only along the coastal lines of Lagos beaches.

“We sincerely sympathise with the affected families,” the
party said.