The agency listed some highly probable flood risk areas in the state to include: Ogbaru, Anaocha, Oyi, Onitsha North, Orumba South........
, on Saturday, inaugurated the final phase of fertiliser distribution to farmers affected by flood in 2018 in Anambra.
According to him, a total of 50,967 bags of 50kg NPK fertilisers were required after verification for the affected farmers out of which 36,000 bags have been delivered to the state. “It is worthy to note that this fertiliser distribution is the final phase of the Federal Government’s assistance to farmers to enable them to recover from the losses suffered in order to alleviate poverty and empower them,” Muhammed stressed.
Other highly probable flood risk areas are Awka South, Anambra East, Anambra West and Dunukofia, Idemilil North, Idemili South, Onitsha South and Awka North local government areas. In his remarks, the Secretary to the State Government , Solo Chukwulobelu, recalled that the 2018 flood amounted to a humanitarian disaster in about five local government areas of the state.
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