In response to predictions of heavy rain from June 21 to June 25, the federal government of Nigeria has issued flood alerts for fifteen states.
Fifteen states nationwide are under a flood alert, according to the federal government.
That came as the Lagos State administration declared on Sunday that it was unwavering in its determination to rid the state and its capital of flooding.
In the advisory, the Federal Ministry of Environment’s National Flood Early Warning System (FEWS) center in Abuja warned that heavy rainfall in the listed places and their surroundings might potentially result in flooding between June 21 and June 25, 2024.
The alert lists the following places as affected:
· Adamawa State – Abba Kumbo, Demsa, Farkumo, Ganye, Gbajili, Jimeta, Mubi, Natubi, Shelleng, Song, Wuro- Bokki, Mayo-Belwa.
· Benue State – Agyo, Ugbokpo.
· Borno State – Maiduguri.
· Jigawa State – Hadejia.
· Kaduna State – Kauru.
· Kano State – Gezawa, Gwarzo, Kano, Karaye, Kunchi, Wudil.
· Katsina State – Daura, Jibia.
· Kebbi State – Argungun, Bagudo, Bunza, Gwandu, Ribah, Sakaba, Shanga, Yelwa.
· Kogi State – Abejukolo, Omale, Zugbe.
· Nasarawa State – Gidan Dogo, Keana, Lafia, Loko, Rukubi, Tunga, Udeni.
· Niger State – Magama.
· Plateau State – Langtang, Wase.
· Sokoto State – Gagawa, Goronyo, Isa, Shagari, Silame, Sokoto, Wamakko.
· Taraba State – Bandawa, Donga, Kwata Kanawa, Lau, Ngaruwa, Yorro.
· Zamfara State – Anka, Bukkuyum, Gummi.
In another development, Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Environment, Mr Mahmud Kambari, called for the provision of safe, functional sanitary facilities and waste management materials in communities across the country, insisting that it is key to tackling infectious diseases.
Kambari spoke at the weekend, during the commemoration of National Environmental Sanitation Day at Piwoyi community, Abuja, with the theme, “Go green, stay clean, climate change is real.”
The permanent secretary stated that the provision of those facilities would significantly improve the hygienic conditions and public health of residents in rural communities. He was represented by Mr. Olubunmi Olusanya, Director, Pollution Control and Environmental Health, Ministry of Environment.
Following a thorough inspection tour of many instances of violation, Mr. Tokunbo Wahab, the Lagos State Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, stated in an interview that the government will persist in enforcing the law and recovering drainage setbacks.
Wahab stated that the crew was examining several drainage routes as part of a standard checkup, but in retrospect, they realized that most flooding problems were the result of unfavorable human behavior.
