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NEC Declares National Emergency on 34 States Following Flood Ravage

“1,374,557 persons affected, 740,743 people displaced nationwide, 321 deaths, 2,854 injuries, 281,000 houses affected, 258,000 cultivated farmland destroyed

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The National Economic Council (NEC) has declared National Emergency on cross 34 States in Nigeria following the devastating floods and major disaster.

 

This announcement made known by Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, Governor of Anambra, after the NEC meeting in Abuja, revealing alarming statistics on the disaster’s impact.

 

“1,374,557 persons affected, 740,743 people displaced nationwide, 321 deaths, 2,854 injuries, 281,000 houses affected, 258,000 cultivated farmland destroyed or affected.

 

He added that, “this declaration comes after Nigeria experienced one of its worst flooding incidents in a decade, with over 603 deaths and 1.4 million displacements recorded in 2022,” Soludo said.

 

The Anambra Governor said the Council has also directed State Emergency Management Agencies (SEMA) to step up on their duties as well as increase collaboration with the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA).

 

In addition, he disclosed that the council resolved that the Federal Ministry of water resources and sanitation should conduct an integrity review of all the waterways and dams across the country.

 

Soludo stressed that the massive programme of dredging of the waterways and to have a firm programme of continuous desilting of the waterways should be done yearly.

 

“The council also urged state governments that have not submitted their flood reports on the status of the flood and the management in their states to do so immediately.

 

“Council noted that the Green Climate Fund should have an infrastructure Resilience Fund as a component fund,” said the Anambra governor.

The situation is further complicated by food insecurity, with 26.5 million people projected to face severe hunger from June to August 2024.

 

Read also: Maiduguri Flooding: Over 29,000 Displaced Pregnant Women, Nursing Mothers in Urgent Need

Jerome Kalu is the Campus Information Desk (CID) Editor for PIJAlance Magazine.

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