From Mohammed Nasir Shuaibu BAUCHI
Bauchi state government has made plans to provide a medical support services to the Internally Displaced Person’s (IDPs) of flood victims at their respective camps.
Accordingly, the government has engaged the service of communities engagement officer to track, monitor and report back to the government for necessary action.
This was disclosed by the Director General, Bauchi State Environmental Protection Agency (BASEPA) Dr. Kabir Ibrahim during a one day sensitization workshop on Flood Danger Preparedness and Response being organized for stakeholders in Bauchi.
According to the DG, “The State government had received a letter from the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMET) that Bauchi is among the 19 state to experience torrential rain in the County.
“Upon receiving of the letter, the governor directed the agency for prompt action ahead of the impending flooding being predicted by the NiMET in this month, were we immediately embark on visitation and identified fifty six communities across the affected eight local government councils”,.
Others measures taking by the government the stakeholders engagement of the All the affected community to come and look for how, what and ways of solving the issues together with the expert and proper solutions.
In addition to that, the DG who was also the state coordinator, Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) World Bank project said the Agency also deemed it fit to reintroduce the services of environmental inspectors to be going house to house with a view to educate, sensitive and enlightened the people of the affected communities on danger over the NiMET prediction.
Some of the participants interview appreciated the effort of the present government by organising this kind of stakeholders workshop, saying its timely at the right time.
They also appealed the government for quick intervention with palliatives support to cushion the effects of the hardship.
