Nigeria, July 20 -- The Abia State Government has responded to a viral video showing a residential compound submerged by floodwaters along the ongoing Owerinta Road reconstruction corridor, assuring residents that the problem will be addressed before the project is completed.

The video, posted on Facebook on Saturday, showed floodwaters inundating a residential area as a distressed resident appealed directly to Governor Alex Otti for help.

"Our Governor, have mercy upon us. See water. What we need here is a canoe. Water is everywhere. We're passing through water. We don't know where the gutter is. Water has covered everything. Our super governor, come and help us," the resident said in the video.

The footage triggered widespread reacti...