Makinde Releases N500m Counterpart Fund To Tackle Flooding


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Following Nigerian Metrological Agency (NiMET) prediction, that Oyo State among other states will experience heavy rainfall this year, the Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde has released the sum of Five Hundred Million Naira counterpart fund to the Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project (NEWMAP), to avert flood and  other related disasters in the State.

This was disclosed by the State Deputy Governor, Rauf Olaniyan, in his address at a stakeholders’ meeting organized by the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), held Thursday at Conference Room, Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Inclusion, Secretariat, Ibadan.

The Deputy Governor,  who also doubles as chairman, OYSEMA, noted that the NEWMAP was a new project designed to cover the whole State and will soon commence its operation throughout the State, while Ibadan Urban Flood Management  Agency (IUFMP) will  concentrate its activities on the State capital alone.

He added that the present administration was working earnestly to ensure total risk reduction and emergency management, urged all hands to be on deck for the complete eradication of the disaster in the Pace- setter State.

According to him, recent happenings in the states and across the globe call for concerted efforts for all and sundry, adding that apart from the menace of climate change affecting everybody, the recent increase in the cases of fire disaster also calls for prompt attention.

He charged the stakeholders in emergency management to fashion out workable strategies and measures that could be put in place in tackling the menace of fire outbreak which has resulted into loss of lives, properties and destruction of means of livelihood.

The Deputy Governor enjoined members of the public to continue  supporting  the present administration’s quest to restore Oyo State to its hitherto Pace Setting, stressed  that with their cooperation and support, effort to make Oyo State better, saver and resilient to disaster would be achieved.

In his welcome address, the Secretary, Oyo State Emergency Management Agency, Mr. Luqman Aransi, revealed that the stakeholders meeting will provide opportunity to discuss emergency and emerging issues affecting the state and to build a resilience capacity of disaster management, while further discussions on major issue will be based on 2020 Seasonal Rainfall Prediction (SRP) by NiMET.

He disclosed that the meeting will give stakeholders opportunities to rub mind, exchange ideas on how to make our society safe from disaster as well as to make the State a better place to live.

In his remarks, the South West Zonal Coordinator, National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, Mr. Slaku Lugard, commended Oyo State Government for being proactive to emergency management issues. He added that risk reduction is a collective responsibility, therefore all hands must be on deck.

He urged members of the public to adhere strictly to the State environmental rules and regulations to ensure greener and safer environment.

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