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President Buhari asks Water Resources Minister to produce flood-prevention plan

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

NEWS: President Buhari Dissolves NNPC Board Of Directors

This information that was found on NTA News tweet this afternoon: #Breaking : President Muhammadu Buhari dissolves NNPC's Board of Directors. pic.twitter.com/iSTZjOT1GK — NTA News (@NTANewsNow) June 26, 2015 it is also found in a letter signed by Mr. Danladi Kifasi  ( head of the civil service of the federation. ) In the letter, President Muhammad Buhari thanked members of the dissolved board for their services to the Nation. The presidential aide Mr. Femi Adesina , told Sahara Reporters that “you can’t make changes without having new leadership” and that Buhari remains “committed to cleaning up the system, and wants accountability and transparency in the oil industry.” and also added that  “people must be patient for the President’s next move.” The NNPC is the state-run oil company which oversees Nigeria’s oil and gas industry. It’s board is statutorily headed by the minister of petroleum resources. As it was reported earlier the restructuring of Petroleum Corp