ADDYSOFT BLOG

The President asks the minister to produce the plan within 90 days. President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the Minister of Water Resources, Suleiman Adamu to develop a ‘Comprehensive Plan of Action for Preventing Flood Disaster’ in the country. The President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Adamu Garba made this known on Monday, October 24, 2022, via his official Twitter handle. This is coming weeks after flooding has destroyed homes and farmlands in many states and communities across the country. The flooding which affected many communities in Kogi, Anambra, Bayelsa, Delta, and many other states in the North has reportedly claimed over 600 lives. Flood renders hundreds of people homeless in Kogi State. (Punch) According to the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), about 2,504, 095 persons were affected by the flooding caused by heavy rainfall in the last two months. However, in a bid to address the situation, the president asked the Minister of Water resources

This happened yesterday during a rainfall along Lagos-Abeokuta Express Way, where buses going to  (ilaro, ifo, Abeokuta and so on)  parks.