Govt ineptitude responsible for flooding, not climate change – Odu

By Adeleye Kunle

The flooding rocking many States in Nigeria, causing displacement of citizens is nothing far from ineptitude on the part of government across all levels, a frontline Isoko leader of thoughts in the diaspora, Chief Obaro Odu has said.

Odu, who reacted to the flooding situation from Houston Texas in the United States of America, equally debunked claims that the recurring flood in the nation was as a result of some natural changes in climatic conditions, stressing that those charged with governance lacked vision to forecast and pre-empt situations.

He said, “The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, has been aware of the problems for years. The agency also knew the current flooding was imminent sometime in August of this year because Cameroun warned Nigeria of her intention to release the excess water being held by the Lagdo Dam in Northern Cameroon.”

According to the elder statesman, “NEMA also knew of the flooding consequences of the opening of the Lagdo Dam in Cameroon.

“A government that works for the people should have had both long and short term solutions in place to avoid these recurring catastrophes that continue to inflict our communities “

Odu, the immediate past President-General of the Isoko Association of North America revealed that, “flooding in our Isoko homeland has been occurring every 4 years since 2012. Yes, in 2012 there was flooding. Another in 2018, and here we are again in 2022”