Jigawa Flood : Governor's aide, SEMA officials mobbed as angry residents lament govt negligence

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Hadejia Local council area , engulfed by heavy flood for years, is now a no-go-location for government officials as aggrieved residents plan to mob them over alleged government negligence of the area

He said ” The SEMA’s vehicle was escorting the governor’s aide with other colleagues while assessing the damage, however, some residents turned violent and started attacking the government officials.

Mr Kafinta said that the project is meant to cover 25,000 hectres, saying,however, that only 6,000 hecters have been covered in the last four decades. Mr Mustapha said that despite the annual budget allocation of about N2 billion to Hadejia-Jamaare river basin authority , there is deliberate negligence by the authority on the control of dams along the axis.

 

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