Kayode OyeroThe Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency has said state governments ignored its repeated warnings on impending flooding in the country. NIHSA had said no fewer than 102 local government areas in 28 states fall within highly probable flood risk zones. “The letters were specific to each of the state governors, each of the state governors was told these are the local government areas in your states that will be inundated in the cause of the flooding season. But what did the state governments do? On the way forward, Nze suggested that states should “build divergent structures as the River Niger is flowing.

Source: Punch September 12, 2020 11:15 UTC