As Nigerians bemoan current flooding, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), yesterday, warned of worse flooding in 2023 if necessary precautions are not taken.
The Director-General, Mustapha Mohammed, gave the warning when he appeared before the Senate Committee on Special Duties to defend his agency’s 2023 budget. He lamented that early warnings given to states this year by NEMA were ignored.
The NEMA boss, while charging the National Assembly to arouse states in this regard, observed that the agency lacked adequate personnel to manage disaster, hence, support of the states. He stated: “We do not enjoy hazard allowance.” “The National Assembly is an independent institution that is not answerable to any state. The states are also not answerable to us.
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