President Muhammadu Buhari, Saturday, reviewed the devastation wrought by heavy floding in different parts of the country and ordered the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, to dispatch of special teams to deliver urgently needed assistance to 12 most ravaged states.
Mallam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, who made the announcement, listed the affected states as: Kebbi, Niger, Kwara, Kogi, Edo, Anambra, Delta, Kano, Jigawa, Rivers, Bayelsa and Adamawa.
The states are to receive reinforcement of reliefs and other equipment through the National Emergency Management Agency.
Some of the states that have been reached with the first wave of support from the Presidency are: Kebbi, Niger, Kwara, Sokoto, Jigawa and Kaduna.
“President Buhari once again 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,” Mallam Shehu said, adding:
“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.”
