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FG Committed To Nationwide Flood Control -Committee
The Presidential Committee on Flood Prevention Action Plan has reiterated that the Federal Government was committed to nationwide flood control.
The committee said in view of this, the Federal Government was making frantic efforts to ensure that unnecessary instances of flooding were permanently controlled nationwide.
Malam Ali Ibrahim-Dalla, the leader of the presidential committee revealed this during an inspection visit to some flood prone communities in Yola on Wednesday.
Ibrahim-Dalla said the committee had visited the 1.8 billion cubic metre capacity Kiri water Dam in Shellang and the Dasin Hausa Dam in Fufore Local Government Areas.
He explained that the dams which contribute to flooding in the communities would be recommended for erection of dykes and additional embankments.
He also said that the water coming from the Lagdo Dam in the Republic of Cameroon would be dammed and provided with spill passages to prevent unnecessary flood.
“The committee has the time frame of 90 days within which to complete its assignment and submit a report on its findings and recommendations,” he said.
According to him, the mandate of the committee is to visit the flood prone areas, identify causes and recommend to the federal government some of the remedial measures to prevent flooding.
Earlier, the Managing Director of Upper Benue River Basin Development Authority, Mr Abubakar Muazu, attributed the cause of flooding to indiscriminate human activities.
He said deliberate acts of cutting trees, erection of structures on waterways, climate change, vegetative cover, undredged dams, environmental abuse were some of the factors causing flood.
Muazu said enforcement of environmental laws and construction of additional dams would help address some of the flooding challenges.
According to him, about four additional dams are needed to be built in Taraba.
“No fewer than 17 million hectares of land were submerged by flood nationwide in 2022 which is 57 percent of what happened in 2012 in which 30 million hectares were affected,” the committee chairman said.
Executive Secretary, Adamawa Emergency Management Agency (ADSEMA), Dr Aminu Suleiman, said a total of 180,000 people were affected by flood across the 21 LGAs in the state in 2022.
The Alliance Française Port Harcourt in conjunction with the Embassy of France Nigeria over the weekend joined the globe to campaign against the 2025 gender- based violence (GBV) with the theme: “16 Days of Activism Against Gender- Based Voice”
The event which took place at the event Hall of the Alliance Française Port Harcourt was in collaboration with the Female in Gaming Network, ( FIGN) and partnership with Nexal a body that seeks to promote online safety and responsible digital behaviour.
The Tide reports that the project which was aimed at promoting digital safety and girls inclusion in Gaming, with the initiative tagged ‘Gameover Gender- Base Violence’was part of the global campaign against gender- based Violence.
The activity which experienced a flavour of festivity was full of fun and excitements as participants took part in tournaments on popular digital games such as Mario kart and EAFC 25, with an intent to creating safer and more inclusive digital spaces.
The Director of the Alliance Française Port Harcourt, Mrs Marina Lacal said that these activities were designed to encourage inclusion of girls, team work and fair play on online gaming spaces, saying that the gaming world reflects these inequalities, where female players are often under represented.
According to her the main objectives of the initiative was to provide a supportive environment for girls and female in gaming network.
“GameOverGBV” is a project created to reshape this landscape by offering an innovative inclusiveness of girls on online digital Gaming community and digital environments that provide opportunities for creativity, learning and connection, but also fight against Gender-Based Violence Digital Gaming,”she said
She however, explained that the Digital Game, sport competitions, was launched to strengthen social and digital skills through games, workshops, and raise awareness among all young participants about respect, equality and digital citizenship.
The Tide News reports that in Port Harcourt, the competition brought together 100 young participants from three major universities: University of Port Harcourt, ( UNIPORT),Ignatius Ajuru University of Education(IAUE) and Rivers State University (RSU)as well as students from four selected secondary schools, Oginigba comprehensive Secondary.School, Vine lnternational, Virgo predicanda lnternational, and Excellent Montessori Secondary school.
“This is an approach where girls and boys can learn, play and collaborate in a more respectful and safe space for young women, while ensuring a safe, enjoyable and respectful digital environment. It also expose young women to cyberbullying, exclusion, sexist comments and online hate,” Mrs. Lacal said.
Earlier, a game developer Sophia Nei and her. team had engaged participants in an interactive session with the theme: “Can Video Games Be Safe Spaces For Girls?”
However, Mrs Nei and her team educated the girls on the benefits and violence on online digital gaming and urged them ( participants)to learn to say ‘No’ to Online hate, sexist and cyber bullying, while encouraging them(students) to stand up for themselves by reporting such issues to the appropriate authority.
Highlight of the competition was the awarding of prizes to winners by the Director of Alliance Française, Mrs Marina Lacal.
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