The Director-General, National Emergency Management Agency, Muhammad Sani Sidi, has said that the agency is not overwhelmed by the devastating effects of the massive floods that hit many states this year.
Sidi made the remark in Jos on Tuesday during a visit by the presidential committee on flood disaster to Plateau State, the News Agency of Nigeria reports.
The committee, headed by the Environment Minister, Mrs. Hadiza Mailafia, is in the state to assess the level of damage the flood caused in the seven local governments it occurred.
“We have the necessary manpower and resources to contain the effects of the flood recorded across the country.
“We are trying to take inventory of all the devastating effects at all the affected places including the number of people that died, or were displaced,” he said.
Sidi said that the Federal Government was so concerned about the number of people affected by the flood, which “hit us so hard and left us worried.”
He said that efforts were being been made to ensure that such misfortune did not befall the nation again.
“We are already taking proactive measures; we are putting in place, all the necessary steps to guard against any recurrence,” he stated.
According to the DG, NEMA is putting heads with all the governments of the affected states to explore ways to assist displaced persons currently in various camps, mostly schools and worship centres
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