Wahab’s war on the waterways environment, infrastructure
By Adedayo OlalekanEvery rainy season, Lagos holds its breath. Streets vanish under brown water. Cars stall mid-bridge. Families wade home carrying what they can save. And every year, the same question resurfaces: who let this happen — and who, if anyone, is prepared to stop it?For decades, the honest answer was uncomfortable: almost no one. Lagos grew faster than its institutions could discipline it. Canals became building sites. Setbacks became shopfronts. Drainage channels, the very ve