Al-Makura urges Nigerians to assist in checking floods

By Mohammed Yangida Lafi a

Governor Umaru Tanko AlMakura of Nasarawa state has called on Nigerians to assist government at all levels in checking fl ooding in their communities. He made the call in a statement issued by his special assistant on Media and Publicity, Ahmed Tukur. According to the statement, he said while inspecting the Angwan Hashimu road extension project in Mararaba area of Karu local government area of the state that communities “can assist by clearing drainages and avoid dumping of refuse in water channels and canals.”

He noted that excess water would be managed if available channels and drainages were free of refuse that blocked the passage. He expressed regrets over the recent fl ood that claimed lives in some states, while commiserating with the families of those that lost their lives. According to him, his administration is doing its best to ensure thatchannels and drainages are constructed to avoid any devastation while federal government to assist the state to address more challenges of ecological problem in the state capital and environs. He appealed to residents and citizens to avoid building on water ways and channels “so as to keep the environment safe from ecological problems.”

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