The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has advised Nigerians especially those in Taraba state and some parts of the South West areas to be weary of impending flood as a result of expected rainfall
Speaking on the recent days of rainfalls in some parts of
the country, the director general of NiMet, Prof Mansur Matazu advised
Nigerians to be prepare for flooding in some parts of the country adding that
the climate change has affected the activities across the world.
Matazu explained, that NiMet recorded 95 percent precision
and accuracy in the last 15 years adding, that according to the World
Meteorological Organization (WMO), 60 percent was good.
The NiMet boss expressed displeasure that most states and
local governments were not connected to the national level in adherence to
early warnings by not aligning to their activities.
He also stressed the need for MDAs to take all the advise
from NiMet to mitigate the impact of flooding adding, that poor response
remained the bane.
NiMet boss called for adequate compliance as it was critical
to avoid the severity of the flood.
Matazu however expressed optimism that with the agency’s
good working relationship with the National Orientation Agency and Ministry of
Communication, a lot of sensitization will be done to ensure that people take
climate forecast into their daily activities.
On adherence to forecast by farmers, Matazu explained, that
the agency has distributed farmers rain gauge to them for monitoring to enable
them to feedback the agency.
Matazu, urged Nigerians to desist from pouring refuse into
the water channels and to stop building on water ways to mitigate flooding.