Mr Sadiq Yelwa, Managing Director of N-HYPPADEC, gave the advice at the palaces of the Atta Igala, HRM Alaji Matthew Opaluwa Oguche-Akpa, and the Eje of Ibaji during a sensitisation tour on Sunday to Idah and Ibaji LGAs of Kogi State. He said the warning was as a result of the impending floods due to the release of water from the Niger Dam and Lagdo Dam some days ago. Yelwa urged the traditional rulers to enlighten their subjects on the dangers of imminent floods and encourage them to relocate to higher and safer grounds to avoid human and material casualties from flooding.
He urged the royal fathers to impress on their subjects the need to heed the warnings by the Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NiMet) of imminent floods that would surpass that of 2022 with devastating effects.
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