Ishaq Salako, minister of state for environment, said the floods caused by the Lagdo dam will be less severe this year when compared to 2022 – when Nigeria experienced its worst flooding in a decade.
He said flooding is inevitable as a result of the opening, adding that his ministry is working on managing the issues to prevent damages. “Thankfully, it’s not a sudden opening because the management of the opening of that dam is going to cause less severe flooding, that is what we envisage compared to 2022.
“So it’s better to have a managed release of the water in the dam to ensure that the damage is not as much.”
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