Governors have been encouraged to meet with the Minister of Water Resources, who has “worked hard on dams and water resources in the country,” devise solutions, and then escalate their findings to the Federal Government in order to alleviate the plight of people currently affected by floods across the country.
President Muhammadu Buhari gave the advice on Friday as Dr. Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State, the departing chairman of the NGF, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto State, the incoming interim chairman, and Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi State, the interim deputy chairman, were guests at the State House in Abuja.
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The Governors informed the President that lives had been lost and homes and farmlands had been washed away in States like Kogi, Yobe, Jigawa, and many others, according to a statement released by the presidential spokesperson Femi Adesina on Friday. The Governors also requested federal government intervention in the form of special funding.
President Buhari stated that following the meeting with the relevant Minister, a report should be submitted “and we will see what to do.”
Governor Fayemi, who will leave office in around nine days, thanked the President personally for his support as Ekiti State governor and for the governors collectively.
Gov Tambuwal said the flooding creates a frightening scenario for food security, “and we need to plan ahead for dry season farming,” while Gov Bagudu counseled that it was not the time to squeeze credit for the agricultural sector because of the peculiar challenges.
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