NiMet alerts the North East and South West States to prepare for flood

Residents of Taraba state and some parts of the South West have been warned by the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) to brace themselves for oncoming flooding as a result of anticipated rainfall.

Following the recent rains witnessed around the nation, Prof. Mansur Matazu, director-general of NiMet, advised Nigerians not to be taken off guard.

Even though the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) indicated 60 percent precision is good, Matazu pointed out that NiMet recorded 95 percent precision and accuracy during the previous 15 years.Lamenting that some states and local governments are not adhering to early warnings issued by the federal government by aligning to activities at the national level aimed at mitigating the effect of floods, he also stressed the need for MDAs to take all the warnings from NiMet to mitigate the impact of flooding.

GIOTV reported that he expressed optimism that with the agency’s good working relationship with the National Orientation Agency and Ministry of Information, a lot of sensitization will be done to ensure that Nigerians take cognisance of climate forecast in their daily activities.