I’m The Director-General, National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, Mustapha Ahmed has said that the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja will be among states like, Kaduna, Bauchi, Kano, Jigawa and Yobe, likely to observe below average rainfall during the year.
He made this known at the presentation of the 2023 Climate-Related Disaster Preparedness and Mitigation Strategies document, on Thursday in Abuja.
Mr Ahmed said that based on the 2023 Annual Flood Outlook released by the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency, NIHSA, 66 local government areas are at high risk of flooding in the months of April to June.
He said that 148 LGAs would be at high risk of flooding in the months of July to September., while 100 others in the months of October and November would encounter same.
“In addition, a total of 41 LGAs fall within the moderate flood risk areas in the months of April to June; 199 LGAs in the months of July to September, and 72 LGAs in the months of October and November.
“This year’s forecast has indicated that there is a high risk of coastal flooding due to expected rise in sea level and tidal surge that may negatively impact agriculture, human settlements and transportation in Bayelsa, Delta, Lagos and Rivers States.
He advised Nigerians to imbibe attitudinal change towards disaster risk reduction and take serious all advisories released by relevant authorities.
NEMA Warns FCT To Receive Below Average Rainfall
