Speaker Abbas bemoans flood at Abuja estate, calls for action to avert recurrence

The FCT Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) had on Friday said 116 were affected by the flood.

By Ife Osemedua

365Daily – Speaker of the House of  Representatives, Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, has bemoaned the flood that ravaged Trademore Estate, located at Lugbe, Abuja, which caused loss of life and destruction of property worth millions of naira.

Abbas, in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Musa Kirshi on Saturday, said it was highly regrettable that people going about their normal lives with their families found themselves in such difficult situation.

While recalling that relevant government agencies had alerted the public of likely floods in some parts of the country before the rainy began, he urged them to heed such warnings and avoid flood prone areas.

He also called on concerned authorities to swing into action to avert the reoccurrence of the incident.

The FCT Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) had on Friday said 116 were affected by the flood.

 

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