Environment
Flood: NASEMA confirms over 100,000 victims in IPDs
By Abubakar Lawal
The Nasarawa state Emergency Management Agency has confirmed that over 100,000 persons are now displaced as a result of flood in the state.
This was disclosed by the state Executive Secretary of the Agency, Barrister.Zachary Zamani Alumaga while responding to questions from journalists in Lafia.
According to him, the Internally Displaced Persons are from some flashing points of flood risk Local Government.
Enumerated areas includes, Nasarawa Local Government which is boundary with river Benue, saying the community with a population of 65,000 people was submerged by flood disaster with the victims taking refuge in Mararaban Udegi.
He further explained that out of the 10,000 displaced victims 65,000 are from Odeni Magaji,
“Many valuables such as houses and farms are washed away in the incident that left people homeless, attributing the carnage to the refusal of commoners to abide by all safety and precautionary measures adopted by NASEMA.
He added the agency had outline some preventive measures to avert flood in urban centres to include sensitization to prevent people from farming, building and dumping of refuse along waterways.
“We also created other channels of warning to people at the flood prone communities closed to river Benue, adding that preventive and curative measure were taken to ameliorate flood.
Communities affected were, Ribi community in Awe Local Government,Ara in Nasararwa Local Government,Odeni Magaji in Nasararwa Local Government.
Alumaga explained that some of the Local Government Councils that are prone to flood disaster are Awe, Lafia, Nasarawa, Toto and Keana while those listed as flash point for flood are Nasarawa Eggon, Karu.
‘’Awe, Doma, Toto, Nasarawa shared boundary with river Benue; He said the rapid response team are working round the clock to tackle any eventuality within the riverine communities’’.
The Executive Secretary, NSEMA, revealed that the state Government had purchased 5 boats and distribute it to the flood prone communities to evacuate and resettled people in need of aid.
Zachary, stated that life saving jackets and stretchers were also distributed to people at the flood prone communities, adding that the Government procured 45 trucks of grains and other consumables and stuck in a warehouse in case of any emergency as well building materials.
There is high level of allegations by displaced persons over the non accessibility of the relief materials.
He confirmed the involvement of some persons in the diversion of food items donated by the state Government.
He further hinted that the National Emergency Management Agency donated food items, blankets, buckets, sanitary pad, mattreses, salt, seasoning, palm and groundnut oil as well 142 bags rice, maize, and beans to NASEMA meant for the 498 family members mostly women and children of Boko Haram captured by the military.
Zachary Alumaga however said 20 out of the 498 were from Gidan Gada in Amaku community of Nasarawa Local Government, stating that they would be handed over to the Local Government for radicalization, He said women amongst them would be exposed to skill acquisition.
All efforts to contact Chairman, Nasarawa Local Government council, Mohammed Otos before going to press proved abortive.
The Nasarawa state Accountant General AG, Hon. Dr. Musa Ahmed Mohammed (Baraden Nasarawa), has described the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources as a critical pillar for the state’s growth and development.
Dr. Mohammed made this assertion during a congratulatory visit to the newly appointed Commissioner, Barr. Isaac Danladi, at his office on Tuesday.
Acknowledging the warm reception Barr. Danladi has received since assuming office, the Accountant General noted that the ministry has become a hub of engagement, attracting numerous stakeholders eager to collaborate with the new commissioner.
This, he said, underscores Danladi’s reputation as a grassroots mobilizer and community leader.
Expressing confidence in the commissioner’s leadership, Dr. Mohammed emphasized that effective governance now hinges on the implementation of Governor Abdullahi Sule’s ambitious budget.
He stressed the need for collaboration and broad consultations to ensure the successful execution of the administration’s development agenda.
In response, Barr. Danladi described the visit as timely and significant, viewing it as a call to action for enhanced cooperation between his ministry and the Accountant General’s office.
He reaffirmed his commitment to driving progress and working closely with all stakeholders to advance the state’s environmental and economic goals.
Environment
Oyo Govt seals industrial facility, lounge, declares state of emergency in markets, public places
The Oyo State Government has sealed an industrial facility over its incessant violation and noncompliance to Environmental regulations.
The Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, Architect Abdulmojeed Olawale Mogbojubola, gave the directive for the sealing of the facility, on the heels of several complaints and petitions received on the health Hazzard incured by the residents around the facility.
Reports revealed that the unhealthy fumes, emitted from Fountain Manufacturing Company Ltd, located in Oluyole, Ibadan, has caused great uproar in the area.
The Ministry had for years wadded into the matter, for amicable mediation among residents, but the facility owner had invariably failed to either respond or comply with government directives on the matter and obeying the State environmental laws.
Likewise, the Ministry sealed a popular lounge along Akala Express, Casta De Lounge, for dumping its waste on the highway median.
The Ministry also revealed that after necessary investigations, the lounge refused to patronize the government assigned waste collectors and is culpable of several environmental offences.
Oyo Govt Declares State of Emergency on Waste Disposal in Markets, Public Places
Meanwhile, the Oyo State government has declared a state of emergency on inappropriate waste disposal, in all markets and public places.
The Honourable Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, Architect Abdulmojeed Olawale Mogbojubola, made this known, during a scheduled meeting with heads of markets across the State in the Ministry’s Conference room.
The Honourable Commissioner stated that the government had commenced the distribution of skip bins, to major markets in the State, affirming that the waste disposal containers would put an end to the era of indiscriminate refuse dump on road medians and unauthorized places.
He assured that the skip bins would be evenly distributed across all markets and public places.
Mogbonjubola however charged the market executives, the “Baba and Iya Lojas” to ensure proactiveness and cleanliness in the markets, to avoid preventable cases of market closure.
While narrating the efforts of the Ministry at promptly evacuating wastes, which he personally supervised, Mogbonjubola reiterated the commitment of government to end indiscriminate refuse dumps in all markets and public places.
Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo has presented the sum of three billion Naira (3,000,000,000) to over 2,381 direct beneficiaries in over 170 groups from 80 communities impacted by climate change under the Community Revolving Fund of the Agro-climate Resilience in Semi-arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) Project in partnership with the World Bank Group.
Performing the presentation of cheques at the Government House in Lokoja on Monday, Governor Ododo said the Community Revolving Fund is in line with his administration’s commitment to ensure food security and sustainable agricultural practices in the State.
Governor Ododo who assured that the Kogi State government will continue to provide enabling environment for the success and sustenance of the ACReSAL project, noted that the effort is in furtherance of the development agenda of the state to increase the adoption of sustainable landscape management, and to strengthen the long-term framework for integrated climate resilience landscape management and effective agricultural practices across communities in the 21 local government areas in the state.
He commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for according priority to sustainable agriculture practice and for the unwavering commitment to enhance the welfare of families in all parts of Nigeria.
The Commissioner for Environment and Ecological Management, Engineer Joseph Oluwasegun in his speech , said the Community Revolving Fund seeks to place Kogi state on the map of states where food security and sufficiency are guaranteed in Nigeria.
The Governor urged the benefiting groups and communities to utilize the fund with diligence and to demonstrate ability to ensure that other members of the community continue to benefit from the project.
Earlier in her address, the State Coordinator of AcreSal, Barrister Ladi Ahmed Jatto said the Community Revolving Fund (CRF) is an interest-free investment fund which began with the first phase of its disbursement in June 2024 with over 2,381 direct beneficiaries.
She emphasized that the second phase of the disbursement is a justification of the effective utilization of the first phase and the overall performance of the Kogi state government as adjudged by the World Bank Task Team.
She called on beneficiaries to make the best use of the fund, adding that the fund is a loan from the World Bank under guaranteed repayment by the state government.
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