Senate seeks FG’s intervention for flood victims
The Senate at its plenary on Tuesday urged the Federal Government as a matter of urgency, humanitarian assistance for victims of flood across the country and Jigawa State in particular.
The motion titled: “Urgent Need For Humanitarian Support And Assistance To Victims Of Flooding Across The Country Especially’ was sponsored by Senator Sankara, D. Abdullahi (APC, Jigatwa North-West) and 108 Senators.
He noted with serious concern the devastating impact of flooding across the country especially in parts of Jigawa State, resulting from a heavy rainfall sometime in August, 2022.
“The flooding has caused the death of about 100 persons, and displacement of thousands of persons, including women and children.
“The flooding washed away bridges, roads, farmland and over 1500 houses of residents in the aftected local government areas at Ringim Finirate, Kazaure Fmirate, Gumel Emirate, Dutse Emirate and Hadejia Emirate of Jigawa State”, Sankara stated.
He observed that the victims of the disaster now take shelter in poorly organised centers like school buildings nog ‘ atfected by the flood.
He expressed worries that a major part of the affected local government areas are still submerged, with the state emergency, response agency not being able to handle the disaster alone;
If urgent medical and humanitarian assistance are not deployed to the affected victims, a major health challenge may result from this disaster”, he said.
The Senate accordingly resolve to direct the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to coordinate with the State’s Emergency Management Agencies, with a view to urgently provide humanitarian assistance to the affected flood ’ ravaged areas of the country.
It also urged the relevant agencies to provide timely early warning to flood prone areas with a view to forestalling the loss of lives and properties
