How Lekki Big Girl who uses canoe to bypass the Lekki flood struggles as the flood hit a new high, see photos as she shows a stylish resident using a wooden canoe to navigate her flooded street. Read the full gist.
You’re completely ready. Makeup sits right. Expensive perfume. Best dress. Red heels on point. You check the mirror and actually feel like you can take on the city. Then you open the gate. And Lagos just hands you a flooded street. All that effort versus ankle-deep water.
This isn’t a bad dream. For many residents, this is the reality of the dreaded Lekki flood lagos whenever the clouds open up.
A video currently circulating on social media has captured the sheer absurdity of life on the Island during the rainy season. In the clip, a stylish young woman—dubbed a “Lekki Big Girl” by onlookers—steps out of her home, looks at the deep, dirty water swallowing her street, and doesn’t even blink. Why? Because she has a private ride waiting.
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She hops onto the boat, sits down gracefully in her fine dress, and gets paddled down the street like she’s on a romantic holiday in Venice.
The internet went wild the moment the video dropped. For years, there has been a running joke between people who live on the Mainland and those who live on the Island. How Lekki Big Girl
Mainlanders always laugh because, despite the multi-million naira rents and luxury apartments, when we talk about the Lekki flood lagos, people think we are just exaggerating. This video proved that the struggle is very real, very wet, and very expensive. How Lekki Big Girl
Some people on social media found the video hilarious, praising the woman’s adaptability and “baddie” energy. If life gives you floods, make it a boat cruise, right?
But for others, the video represents a serious, frustrating reality. One commenter asked a question that many have been thinking: “Is it a must to live in Lekki?” How Lekki Big Girl
You have to hand it to Nigerians—we will always find a way to make money out of a bad situation. Because of the persistent drainage issues, local guys with canoes have literally set up public transport businesses on flooded residential streets. They charge residents a fee just to ferry them from their doorsteps to the dry end of the main road.
It is both genius and incredibly sad. Lekki floods yearly. Instead of a real fix, residents are just buying higher boots and calling it resilience. Here’s why it repeats: the Lekki-Ajah corridor was built on aggressively sand-filled wetlands with drainage that barely works. Urban planning reports have flagged it for years. Roughly 60% of those reclaimed zones waterlog every single rainy season. This isn’t adaptation. It’s neglect dressed up as normal. How Lekki Big Girl
The truth is, no matter how much you pay for rent, you cannot run away from the Lekki flood lagos when the rain starts. The water does not care about your estate’s security guards, your luxury car, or your high heels. It will enter your compound, ruin your engine, and force you onto a wooden boat just to buy bread. How Lekki Big Girl
While the “Lekki Venice” video is funny, it is a glaring reminder of Lagos’s broken infrastructure. Until the government and developers address the blocked channels and greedy land reclamation, the residents of Lekki will have to keep their paddles close and their boots closer.
Would you pay millions in rent only to use a canoe to leave your house? Is a Lekki address still worth it when you’re wading through floodwater just to step out? Drop your thoughts below. Share with your Island friends and see how they’re handling the rains.
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