Unlike before,
all the six geo - political zones in the country experienced the severity of
the torrential rainfalls which led to devastated floods across the country this
year. The disaster has claimed many lives, some sustained injuries, while
thousands have been displaced.
According to estimation of the National Emergency Management
Agency, about 500,000 Nigerians have been displaced due to the floods disaster
as at the time of filling its report. Though, it was prior to the recent Ibadan
flooding which as well recorded thousands of victims.
Also, part of
the state affected includes Sokoto, Jigawa, Kebbi, Nassarawa, Lagos, Ogun,
Cross River and Akwa Ibom among others. Properties and means of livelihood of the people washed away
in the name of this natural disaster.
According to the
experts, the ecological inbalance is attributed to the extreme whether
conditions experienced globally due to the worrisome climate change. Truly, the
point is reasonable and genuine but in what ways are the individuals also serve
as a contributing factor to this unpleasant disaster.
No doubt,
improper care of drainages, culverts by government and the communities, indiscriminate
disposal of refuse, violation of building regulations among other human factors
added negative value to the problem.
Prevention they
say is better and cheaper than cure but people give little or no priority to
this regard. On part of the government, pre-empting measures are not in place
and no proper enforcement of the environmental rule and regulation to ensure
the tidiness of the environment.
It is therefore
imperative for government to merge its word with action by reviewing the
regulation guiding the management of our environment. Government should also
take into consideration and immediate implementation of the resolution and
recommendations of the stakeholders in a number of conferences held in the name
of combating climate change in the whole world.
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