Federal government has warned that 32 states of the federation including the FCT, are at risk of expected high flooding during the rainy season that will begin this year from April as predicted by the Nigeria Hydrological services.
The minister of Water Resources, Engr. Suleiman Adamu who disclosed this at the 8th edition of the presentation of the 2023 Annual Flood Outlook (AFO) by the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) held in Abuja recently, stated that about 178 local government areas (LGAs) will be affected.
Theme: “Flood Prediction and Its Impact on Socio-Economic Livelihood”, the minister said the event was in line with the Goal 1 of the United Nations Agenda For Sustainable Development (SDGs) targeted at building the resilience of the poor, those in vulnerable situations, as well as their vulnerability to climate related extreme disasters, which has adverse effect on economy, social and the environment.
The minister, in his statement also said the states with high flood risk are as follows: Adamawa, Abia, Akwa-Ibom, Anambra, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Benue, Cross-River, Delta, Ebonyi, Ekiti, Edo, Gombe, Imo.
Others are Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Kebbi, Kogi, Kwara, Lagos, Nasarawa, Niger, Ogun, Ondo, Osun, Oyo, Rivers, Sokoto, Taraba, Yobe, Zamfara, and the Federal Capital Territory.