Onimisi Alao, Yola
AGAINST incidents of flooding which did much damage recently in Demsa and Lamurde local government areas of Adamawa State, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has taken sensitisation awareness campaign to flood-prone areas and riverine communities in those LGAs and others at risk of flooding.
The agency went to a number of local government areas weekend, sensitising the people on the need to relocate to safer places to avoid likely calamities of flooding.
Apart from recent downpours and consequent flooding, the gesture by NEMA followed earlier predictions by Nimet that Adamawa is among states in the country that will likely experience excessive flooding this year.
The sensitisation took officials of NEMA as well as those of Adamawa State Emergency Management Agency (ADSEMA) and other stakeholders to flood-prone areas and riverine communities in Lamurde, Numan, Demsa, Yola South, Yola North and Guyuk local government areas.
Speaking during their visit to Lamurde, NEMA Head of Operations in Adamawa State, Midala Iliya Anuhu, spoke to the chairman on the need for the people to watch against flooding.
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He explained that Lamurde Local Government Area is classified as high risk area; hence the need for the people to be vigilant by always observing the volumes of water in their areas as the rainy season intensifies for possible relocation to safer places.
In his response, the executive chairman of Lamurde Local Government, Hon Burta Williams thanked NEMA for its frequent interventions to victims of disasters in the area, promising to extend the sensitisation campaign to every nook and cranny of the area.
The NEMA/ADSEMA team also visited Numan, Guyuk, Demsa as well as Yola South and Yola North LGAs.
The Chairman, Demsa, local government, represented by the secretary, Mr Hillary Philemon, said only three out of the 10 electoral wards in the local government area are not affected by flooding.
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