The House of Representatives has urged the Federal and State governments to prepare for impending flooding across the country.
The warning was issued through a motion of urgent importance by Honorable Femi Gbajabiamila, shortly before he resigned from the House of Representatives to take up his new appointment as Chief of Staff to the president.
Following Gbajabiamila’s warning, the House expressed concern that large portions of the country are prone to flooding, according to the prediction of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET) in January this year.
The lawmakers urged the government to prepare palliatives and intervention measures for Nigerians, to reduce the effect.
The House also resolved to invite the Nigeria National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to brief the lawmakers on measures being taken in preparation of the floods.