The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has advised Nigerians especially those in Taraba state and some parts of the South Western areas to be wary of impending floods as a result of expected rainfall.
Speaking on the recent days of rainfall in some parts of the country, the director general of NiMet, Prof Mansur Matazu advised Nigerians to be prepared 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 advice from NiMet to mitigate the impact of flooding adding that poor response remained the bane.
NiMet’s 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 forecasts by farmers, Matazu explained that the agency has distributed farmers’ rain gauges to them for monitoring to enable them to give feedback to the agency.
Matazu, urged Nigerians to desist from pouring refuse into the water channels and to stop building on water ways to mitigate flooding.
NiMet warns against flood in Taraba ,South western States
