Kogi Govt to begin the monitoring of flood prone Local Government Areas

The Kogi State Deputy Governor, and Chairman Flood Management Committee, would from tomorrow begin the monitoring of flood prone Local Government Areas of the State.

The disclosure to commence the visit to flood prone areas and to ascertain the extent the flood have ravaged some communities was made known after the meeting of the Flood Management Committee, held in Lokoja today.

According to a statement issued after the meeting Chaired by Yomi Awoniyi, and attended by representatives of the affected area, seven Local Government Areas in the state have so far been affected by the flood.

The water level the committee said has risen to 9.28m, affected some communities in Ajaokuta, Bassa, Idah, Ibaji, Ofu, Kogi and Lokoja Local Government Areas.

The meeting which today discussed issues of documentation at the expected camps to be set up for Internally Displaced Persons as from Monday next week also discussed the issues of health care, and relief materials for those that would be internally displaced.

The meeting also evaluated the level to which the flood has ravaged the affected Local Government Areas, appealed to the Senior Special Assistants of the affected Local Government Areas to engage town criers and other means in sensitizing people living in flood prone areas on the need to move to upland.

Awoniyi maintained that the State Government is more concern about saving lives appealed to the people to heed government warnings to relocate to safer places.

MIKE ABU
Chief Press Secretary Deputy Governor
Kogi State.