RESIDENTS of flood- ravaged areas in Aba, Abia State, have threatened to boycott the 2019 general elections if the federal and state governments as well as their representatives at various levels fail to address the situation.

THE National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, has alerted residents of South- East of possible flooding in some parts of the zone as the rains set it. It therefore, advised them not to hesitate in alerting relevant agencies of such natural disaster when noticed.

Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State, yesterday, said the Anwai River and Amilimocha Stream in Asaba will be fully dredged to accommodate water that will empty into them from the on-going massive storm drainages being constructed in the state capital.

THE Ministry of Environment in collaboration with the Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project, NEWMAP, has installed Automated Flood Early Warning System, AFEWS, in 10 states for early warning signal to communities living along the coastal/riverine plains.

To control effects of flood water on Deltans, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has said the state government will spend more than N30 billion for construction of storm drains.
According to the Governor, the amount would take care of eight storm drainage channels including their discharge points.