Tinubu Appoints Special C'ttee, Directs Immediate Action Plan To Tackle Flooding

To this effect, he has appointed Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello, as chairman of the committee to produce a roadmap by harmonising he recent National Economic Council report on flood, the 2022 National Flood Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan as well as all other national reports on flood.

At an emergency meeting presided over by Vice President Kashim Shettima at the behest of the President on Tuesday, President Tinubu gave marching orders to the committee for an action plan on all the reports, saying it was best to be proactive than to be reactive. “Though the situation is not as bad as we might think, we need to set up a committee so that the report of the Presidential Committee and the 2022 Federal Executive Council – approved broad preparedness plan should be harmonised and implemented immediately,” the Vice President stated the President’s position.

“Based on the Presidential directive, I will meet with the Chief Executives of the NEDC and NDDC for states that are under their coverage. There should be interventions from them. For NEDC they can take care of Taraba, Bauchi and Adamawa. For NDDC, they can take care of Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Delta and Cross River . For states like Ebonyi, Kogi and Benue, we will mobilise from our savings and deploy same to assist them.

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