{"id":69559,"date":"2025-07-03T10:06:17","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T10:06:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=69559"},"modified":"2025-07-03T10:06:51","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T10:06:51","slug":"reps-urge-fg-to-improve-flood-control-mechanism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2025\/07\/03\/reps-urge-fg-to-improve-flood-control-mechanism\/","title":{"rendered":"Reps Urge FG to Improve Flood Control Mechanism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Onyeanya Ebere Immaculata<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The House of Representatives has called on the Federal Government to strengthen flood control infrastructure and improve disaster preparedness in flood-prone regions across Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>Lawmakers said enhanced measures would help avert the recurring loss of lives and property caused by seasonal flooding.<\/p>\n<p>This resolution followed the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance moved by Hon. Joshua Audu Gana and Hon. Saba Ahmed Umaru, in response to the recent flood disaster in Mokwa, Niger State, which claimed several lives and destroyed property.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on the motion, Gana recounted that in late May, devastating floods hit parts of Niger and Kwara States, particularly Mokwa and large farmlands causing widespread damage.<\/p>\n<p>He revealed that the disaster left over 500 people confirmed dead, more than 600 missing and presumed dead, at least 200 injured, and over 4,000 houses destroyed.<\/p>\n<p>The House also urged the Federal Government, through the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), to immediately provide relief materials, including water purification equipment, to the affected communities to prevent possible disease outbreaks.<\/p>\n<p>Lawmakers commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for approving a N2 billion donation through Vice President Kashim Shettima to support victims.<\/p>\n<p>They also acknowledged the efforts of Niger State Governor, who donated N1 billion, alongside contributions from NGOs and other well-meaning Nigerians.<\/p>\n<p>The House emphasized the urgent need for long-term solutions and better preparedness to mitigate the impact of future floods and safeguard lives and livelihoods.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Onyeanya Ebere Immaculata The House of Representatives has called on the Federal Government to strengthen flood control infrastructure and improve disaster preparedness in flood-prone regions across Nigeria. Lawmakers said enhanced measures would help avert the recurring loss of lives and property caused by seasonal flooding. This resolution followed the adoption of a motion of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":69561,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[172],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-69559","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69559","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=69559"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69559\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":69560,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69559\/revisions\/69560"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/69561"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=69559"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=69559"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=69559"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}