The National Economic Council has approved 83.21 billion naira for the implementation of an Anticipatory Action Task Force aimed at mitigating flooding and other climate-related disasters across the country.
This approval followed a 50 percent reduction of the initial 166.42 billion naira request submitted to the council by the Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Atiku Bagudu.
The decision was reached on Thursday during the council’s 158th meeting presided over by Vice President Kashim Shettima at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.
Briefing State House correspondents after the meeting, Cross River State Governor Bassey Otu stated that the approved funds will be drawn through the Federation Account Allocation Committee to facilitate timely interventions.
“We know that flooding now is almost an occurring decimal, and the Federal Government were very happy that we are putting some retroactive steps to make sure that the mitigation comes on in time to save the states,” Otu
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