The Rivers State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalist has called on the State Government to cushion the effect of the expected flooding in some Local Government Areas of the State.
Speaking to Newsmen in Port Harcourt, the NUJ Chairman in the State, Dokubo Opaka who acknowledged the efforts of the State Government towards reducing the effect of flooding in parts of the State, urged the Government to consolidate on the efforts so far made to minimise flooding in some Local Government Areas of the State.
He further advised the people living in flood-prone areas to concentrate and maintain consciousness to avoid repetition of the type of flooding that devastated them in 2012. He recalled that NIMET has predicted the likely occurrence of flooding at Abo LGA, Awe LGA, AELGA, Onne LGA, Degema and Okrika amongst others.
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