Following the ongoing flood disaster in Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari, has directed the Minister of Water Resources, Suleiman Adamu, to provide a comprehensive plan of action for the prevention within 90 days.
President Buhari in a letter signed by his Chief of Staff, Ibrahim Gambari, made available by his spokesman, Garba Shehu, ordered the minister to work with the ministries of environment, transportation and state governments to come up with a plan to address the issue.
Shehu added that the president daily receives updates on the flooding waging war against the country, noting his(Buhari) led administration had reiterated commitment to addressing the challenges the disaster had caused.
In a report received by NRTC, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) disclosed that since the flood commenced, about 2.5 million persons have been affectedā and over 600 dead recorded in over 20 States.
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The flooding caused by torrential rainfall had submerged thousands of houses with numbers of farmlands washed away.
The situation had attracted the sympathies of King Charles III, the British monarch, describing it as devastating and saddening.
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