National Economic Council has directed the strengthening of State Emergency Management Agencies across the thirty-six states and asked the Federal Ministry of Finance to release emergency funds to address the effects of flood.
The council’s resolution followed a presentation by the Director General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mrs. Zubaida Umar, on the country’s 2025 flood preparedness and response initiatives during the council’s meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Mrs. Zubaida Umar in the presentation urged state governments to fully strengthen State Emergency Management Agencies, operationalize Local Emergency Management Committees, enforce physical planning laws and building code compliance.
She also called on them to institutionalize monthly environmental sanitation while prioritizing disaster preparedness funding in annual budgets.
To this effect, the council directed the Federal Ministry of Finance to release funds to each state of the Federation, the FCT and some Federal Agencies for this year’s flood preparedness.