APC presidential flag bearer Bola Tinubu has claimed credit for being the brain behind controlling the Atlantic Ocean surge that would have otherwise wiped Lagos. This claim has set tongues wagging because flooding in the city’s coastal areas persists.

“I tamed the Atlantic ocean surge that could have perished many people in Lagos. The infrastructural renewal in Lagos is excellent,” the former Lagos governor asserted.

Having gained notoriety for shunning interview requests from local media despite wanting to be president, Mr Tinubu made the assertion in an interview with the BBC Focus on Africa, broadcast Tuesday evening.

However, Mr Tinubu’s statement contradicts reports projecting that Lagos will be unlivable in the near future due to constant floods and rising sea levels.

According to experts, Lagos is one of the cities to be most affected by the sea-level rise, expected to inevitably rise by a minimum of 27cm due to the melting Greenland ice cap, projected to bring 110tn tonnes of ice into the sea.

When asked why Nigerians should vote him as president, considering the woeful leadership of the current regime with which he shares the same political party, Mr Tinubu told BBC he was “different” and went ahead to list his accomplishments while serving as governor of Lagos.

“I am different. I am Bola Ahmed Tinubu. I have governed Lagos, and I built a modern state that could be a country on its own,” added the APC presidential candidate. “I led an administration that is so prudent; from N600 million IGR to N5 billion a month. That is a record. No one else can brag about that.”