President Muhammadu Buhari has given the Minister of Water Resources, Suleiman Adamu, a 90 days ultimatum to hatch up a comprehensive plan of action to battle the crises of flood disasters in Nigeria.
The president, according to a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, gave the order in a letter given to the minister by his Chief of Staff, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari.
Buhari, who has been regularly receiving updates on the flood situation in the country, has directed the minister to synergize with the Ministries of Environment and Transportation as well as state governments to develop a comprehensive, concrete plan that would avert such disasters in the future.
Nigeria is currently facing its worst flood incident since 2012 more than 600 persons have lost their lives while thousands of houses and farmlands had been destroyed, and over two million others displaced by floods in 32 states In the country.
