12/10/2022
PRESS STATEMENT
October 11 2022
NNPP National Chairman commiserates with the People of Anambra, Katsina, Nasarawa, Rivers, Bayelsa, Kogi, and Jigawa over the incidence of flash floods in their respective states.
_Appeals to Nigerians to remain calm and join NNPP in prayers for victims._
We are saddened by the news of the multiple numbers of flash floods coming out of Anambra, Katsina, Nasarawa, Rivers, Bayelsa, Kogi, and Jigawa States respectively. They are not just numbers but represent the numbers of homes, communities, schools, and livelihoods that are currently underwater at the moment.
The effects of the flooding in the 7 states are a testament to the disastrous effects of climate change, drainage blockades, and unchecked human activities around coastal areas. We urge the federal government to elevate the breakout of the natural disaster to a national emergency, start paying more attention to flood-prone regions in the country, commence the construction of terraces on hillsides around the coastal areas to slow flow downhill, encourage farming and construct floodways that will divert the floodwater to farmlands in each of the respective states.
We appeal to Nigerians whose businesses and daily activities have been affected by the impact of the floods to remain calm and support the government as they find alternate solutions to blocked road networks and other inhibitions that have risen as a result of the sad incidences. Let us rally around the good people of these 7 states as they start attempting to rebuild their homes and lives. They need all the love we can give right now.
The national leadership of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), our Presidential Candidate Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, his running mate Bishop Isaac Idahosa, and all the State Chapters of our great party offer their heartfelt condolences to the people who have lost friends, families, loved ones, homes, and means of livelihood to the flash floods caused by heavy rains that have hit Anambra, Katsina, Nasarawa, Rivers, Bayelsa, Kogi, and Jigawa in a shocking manner and destroyed a shocking number of towns and communities.
Our prayers are with the families of the victims and those who are still missing due to the natural disaster. Please, accept our heartfelt condolences and sympathies. We pray for their early recovery.
Very truly, yours.
Professor Rufa'i Ahmed Alkali
National Chairman
New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP)