President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday took stock of the flood situation in the country and authorized the immediate dispatch of special teams to urgently deliver needed assistance to 12 states most ravaged by the seasonal rains.
The states to receive the teams conveying reinforcement of reliefs and other equipment through the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, are Kebbi, Niger, Kwara, Kogi, Edo, Anambra, Delta, Kano, Jigawa, Rivers, Bayelsa and Adamawa.
Some of the states that have been reached with the initial support approved by the Presidency are Kebbi, Niger, Kwara, Sokoto, Jigawa and Kaduna.
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President Buhari in a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, expressed the nation’s sympathy to the victims of the floods, many of whom had lost family members, homes and valued investments in agricultural crops and livestock.
The President underscored the need for additional coordination between the federal and state government agencies dealing with the issues, and for improved forecast and warning systems to avert similar calamities.
(Editor: Terverr Tyav)
