The lawmakers urged the federal government to liaise with the relevant agencies to ensure the relocation of Nigerians from the flood-prone areas.
This followed the adoption of a motion by Femi Gbajabiamila during plenary in Abuja on Wednesday.
The motion is titled; “Need to Commence Active Measures to Mitigate the Probable Devastation of a Severe Flood Season and prepare Palliative Intervention to Prevent the worst Socio-Economic Consequences for Nigerians in the Affected Areas’’.According to him, the extent of the devastation of lives and property has been huge
The lawmaker, however, expressed concern that the 2023 annual flood outlook prepared by the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency showed that 178 Local Government Areas in 32 states and the FCT fell within the highly probable flood risk areas.
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