The season of rain is here and it has started without apology to anyone. The raining season usually begins in the month of March with dusty particles and few drops. The first rainy season begins around March and last to the end of July with a peak in June.
This rainy season is followed by a short dry break in August known as the August break, which is a short dry season lasting for two to three weeks in August.
Rainy season is a blessing to everyone in the world especially for farmers who need large rainfalls for the growth of their crops without which the cost of water supply or artificial irrigation into the farm would be expensive for farmers and even when such irrigation are manually constructed for a robust crop the end user will bear the cost of the farmers expenses that is why rainfall is the best bet for the increase of crops.
The best season to lease or rent a house is usually during monsoons rainfall so that such heavy downpour will reveal where there are adequate drainages and where there are gully erosion with very poor solid ground. It is also a time to reveal the mischief of builders who specialise in using substandard materials to erect buildings, a time as the season of rain will show a prospective tenant a defective area, building, sewage control, leaking roof and flooded environment.
In the Northern part of Nigeria, the rainy season is usually heavy and the farmers largely depend on rain to grow their crops too. The rain starts in May in the Northern part of Nigeria and ends in September, while in South West Nigeria, it comes earlier in March and all through November sometimes it still rains.
While the rain maybe very good for us, I want to say that it poses a lot of dangers too. Ensure you go around with an umbrella. Shop for a waterproof umbrella with strong strings and irons so that you will not be drenched in the rain. For people who do not know how to use umbrellas, buy a raincoat that can endure the rain so that the water from the rain does not penetrate your body, clothes and documents.
For Lagos drivers, please do not drive recklessly as it is a known fact that dangerously speeding on this road can cause tyre burst as a result of slippery wet coal tar. Mind the speed limit inscriptions and be patient for other drivers alike.
There are pedestrians as well. Respect their lanes and be civil enough not to splash dirty muddy water on them. It is an unpardonable offence to splash water on a pedestrian. As a trained driver, you owe pedestrians that duty of care to be patient enough to allow them make use of an available road as you can attest to the fact that when it rains the gutters overflow and it impedes the movement of pedestrians. Do not enrage them by splashing water on their beautiful clothes with your impatience.
Remember our children love the rain play. They like to play football in the rain, dance in the rain, just having fun with their peers. Parents ensure to shop for jelly shoes and fanciful rubber shoes, sweaters and thick clothes so that children will not fall sick during the rainy season.
For the night drivers, it is important to invest in wipers that can clear large volume of water from the windscreen. The rains are unpredictable as it can suddenly begin to rain at night. If your vehicle does not have the appropriate wiper, your travel time in the heavy rain will be slow and hoodlums can take advantage of your inability to drive fast to waylay, rob and dispossess you of your valuables.
The climatology and meteorology department of the Federal Government of Nigeria deserves an accolade for their expertise. They have taken steps ahead to enlighten the general public of violent rain storms and flooding in 2022. As much as possible checkout for weather forecast or activate your weather app from play store or App Store, it gives accurate updates just like how traffic updates are updated by Google. You can receive weather alert directly on your device.
The airlines are not left out of the immediate plans for the rainy season. It is a safety regulation from NCAA that no airplane takes off without extra confirmation from the Control Tower. I suggest you plan towards your flight two days before because the weather may change for the creativity of a downpour and eventually flights would be cancelled and rescheduled. I advice you to think safety at all time.
. Lilian Mabeek is a writing enthusiast who enjoys to captivate her readers with everyday happenings or experiences as it best soothes each person, having similar and peculiar reactions and interaction with daily life occurrences. As an inspirational writer focused on indelible prints of positivity of the minds on anyone reading a line or pages as it were, she prefers not to delve into negative stories or publications, but rather intentionally purges the minds of readers to awaken to a beautiful world where endless joy is found and possibilities exist. For Mabeek, her purpose is to bring peaceful memories, coexistence and friendliness to the mind of anyone who reads her daily digest. You can describe her choice of expression as a daily English usage for better comprehension among readers of all educational qualifications. Mabeek’s passion for writing was borne out of ensuring that anyone reading any publication will find pleasure, humour, laughter and an appreciation of whatever is being written about, but ultimately avert stress, anxiety, depression and any form of life challenge. As a social commentator and public relations consultant, for her the pen is a tool to the heart of the society, bringing public enlightenment that it pays to focus on positive narratives and creating a greater image for Nigeria.
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