The governor said the flooding on Tuesday affected 14 local government areas, 40,000 people and over 80,000 households.
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The governor stated this while hosting members of the House of Representatives’ Committee on Ecological Fund, led by its chairperson, Aminu Jaji, on a visit to the state to assess the impact of the environment. It’s essential to acknowledge that news production incurs expenses, and we take pride in never placing our stories behind a prohibitive paywall.The governor said the state was not expecting flooding in August, but federal road projects’ blockage of water routes caused early flooding.
He said the flooding in the areas was because of the impact of the road project, noting that the road was raised, and the towns have gone down, blocking rainwater from going out. ‘Jigawa state is located in the Sahel region, we looked at so many measures and indicators during our analysis and assessment that made us visit Jigawa to find ways to mitigate some of the challenges.
“The normal ways of doing things at the ecological office are not encouraging; we want to address it correctly, right and timely. We are in Jigawa to make sure the state benefits from the resolution of the committee at the national level. Very soon, the people of Jigawa will see the impact of the visit”, Mr Jaji said.
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