The Federal Capital Territory Administration, (FCTA), has declared the Trademore Estate, LUGBE a disaster zone.
The Permanent Secretary of the FCTA, Olusade Adesola announced the decision after a tour of the estate which suffered devastating floods last week Friday.
In a statement in Abuja, the Director General of the FCT Emergency Management Agency, Abbas Idriss said, the decision followed the consistent and persistent threat to life from flooding in the Estate.
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“It is expected that whoever resides in the estate should relocate to a safer place. The Federal Capital Territory Administration has placed a high premium on the lives and property of residents in the Estate, hence the reason for declaring the Estate a Disaster Zone.
Idriss explained that the decision to declare Trademore Estate a Disaster Zone is to save lives and property as more rains are expected this year in Abuja.
While commiserating with the people affected by the floods, Idriss advised residents of the FCT to always adhered to early warnings and avoid acts that could lead to flooding in the FCT.
(Editor: Ena Agbanoma)
