The Senate has urged the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to coordinate with State’s Emergency Management Agencies especially in Jigawa, to provide humanitarian assistance to flood-ravaged areas.
Senate also urged relevant agencies to provide timely warning to flood-prone areas with a view to forestalling the loss of lives and property.
Senate’s resolutions, followed the adoption of a motion on Tuesday, September 27, 2022, in plenary, on the urgent need for humanitarian support and assistance to victims of flooding across the country, especially in Jigawa.
The motion was sponsored by Sen. Sankara Abdullahi (APC- Jigawa) and co-sponsored by other 108 senators.
Sankara in his lead debate, noted with serious concern, the devastating impact of flooding across the country especially in parts of Jigawa state, resulting from heavy rainfall sometime in August.
He said the flooding has caused the death of about 100 persons and the displacement of thousands of persons including women and children.
He also said that the flooding washed away bridges, roads farmlands and over 1,500 houses of residents in the affected local government areas at Ringim Emirate, Kazure Emirate, Gumel Emirate, Dutse Emirate and Hadejia Emirate of Jigawa state.
He expressed concern that major parts of the affected local government areas were still submerged, with the state emergency response agency not being able to handle the disaster alone.
He further expressed worry that if urgent medical and humanitarian assistance are not deployed to the affected victims, a major health challenge may result from the disaster.