The Jigawa State Authorities has introduced the allocation of N4.2 billion to fast-track flood mitigation and emergency response efforts throughout the state.
Dr. Abdullahi Sa’id, Chairman of the Native Emergency Administration Committees (LEMCs), made the disclosure on Wednesday throughout a city corridor assembly held in Ringim, the headquarters of Ringim Native Authorities Space.
The assembly was organized by the Jigawa State Environmental Safety Company (JISEPA) in collaboration with the State Emergency Administration Company (SEMA).
Jigawa is without doubt one of the states predicted to expertise floods this wet season within the Nigerian Meteorological Company (NiMet) 2025 Seasonal Local weather Predictions (SCP).
Sa’id mentioned the fund has been appropriated to mitigate floods and improve emergency response in 21 LGAs predicted to expertise floods within the state.
“The state authorities beneath the SEMA has put aside N4 billion, and every of the 27 LGAs contributed N11 million final month for prevention and emergency response towards the NiMet predictions on the catastrophe,” he mentioned.
He mentioned the state authorities additionally established LEMCs, to be headed by the Vice Chairman of every of the 27 LGCs, to make sure efficient prevention and response towards emergencies.
The committees, he mentioned, comprising 20 members, have been mandated to coordinate flood mitigation via public enlightenment and desilting workout routines in communities, to ease water move throughout the wet season.
Mr Adamu Sabo, the Managing Director of the JISEPA, mentioned the company performed flood preparedness and environmental sanitation campaigns in addition to sensitised communities and stakeholders to contribute their quota in the direction of flood mitigation.
Sabo described the train as a ‘reside and property saving effort,’ and urged residents to keep away from acts able to inflicting flood.
He mentioned the state authorities was dragging rivers to ease water move in riverine communities which may come up from the discharge of extra water from the Tiga, Bagauda and Challawa dams in Kano State.
He urged the contributors to step down the message to their respective communities to avert the catastrophe.
“As an company, we’re utilizing this medium to enchantment to folks to help the federal government efforts in lowering or stopping the influence of the flood in case it happens as a result of prevention is best than remedy,” he mentioned.
The Government Secretary of the State Emergency Administration Company (SEMA), Hannafi Yakubu, additionally warned towards the indiscriminate dumping of waste in waterways, stressing that such practices may worsen flooding.
The Emir of Ringim, Alhaji Sayyadi Mahmud represented by Alhaji Nasiru Isa-Mahmud counseled the federal government’s initiative, noting that it could promote early flood mitigation efforts in native communities.
The train was attended by representatives from the federal and state hearth companies, safety companies, humanitarian organisations, and different key stakeholders.
