Reactions Trail Another Flood Predictions

As reactions  trailed the declaration by the federal government of another flooding this year
Across section of Nigerians who spoke with the Tide on the issue regretted that another flooding is coming few months when communities ravaged by the incident  last year and are yet to recover.
They urged for urgent measures to save communities from another disaster.
National publicity secretary of the Nigerian mining and Geosciences (NMGS)Mr proper Ogbunie said both the federal and state governments should put in place mechanism to save communities from another flooding this year.
Ogbunie who said this in a post to The Tide while reacting to the government predictions regretted that another flood is coming when communities ravaged by the incident last year are yet to recover.
He also regretted that government is yet to take measure to contain another flood incident, stressing that even the cry for the dredging of River Niger is not being heeded to.
Ogbunie also called on communities to begin to think of how to save their lives and property Incase there Is a flood this year.
It would be recalled that
the Federal Government of Nigeria recently declared that there would be another flooding this year.
The Government also declared that 662 persons were killed across the country by flooding last year, while property worth millions destroyed across the country.
The Director-General, National Emergency Management Agency, Mustapha Ahmed, disclosed this in Abuja at the executive seminar for NEMA employees and senior members of staff selected from State Emergency Management Agencies and critical disaster management stakeholders.
Mustapha said the devastating 2022 flood disaster across the country was the first of its kind in the history of Nigeria, as about 662 persons were killed.
However, he assured Nigerians that early preparations had commenced to avoid some of the mistakes that were made in 2022 and state governors would be informed early this year about disaster-prone areas.
Ogbunie called on government to begin the process of rehabilitating communities ravaged by the incident last year.
He said if nothing is done , the sufferings of communities. will increased.
Also speaking Secretary of Amango Youth Assembly Mr Joshua Ngo called on government to do something urgently about the flood situation in the country.
He said it would be too much for the people to bear if another flooding comes few months after the abatement of that of last year.
According to him, what ever the government can do to solve this problem should be done immediately.

By:  John Bibor