The Deputy Governor and Chairman, State Emergency Management Authority (SEMA), Arc. Yomi Awoniyi, has stated that a post-flood management mechanism is already in place to address the food shortage that is likely to follow the flood.
According to him, there is the concern that there will be scarcity of food after the flood because several farmlands have been washed away by the flood across the country.
“Kogi being the most hit and as a way to mitigate the effect, we have keyed into a programme to access the rapid maturing of seedlings to enable fast growth of farm products.”
He also added that while the state government is encouraging communities not affected by the flood to embark on increasing their food production, there is an ongoing assessment of affected farmlands with the hope of providing compensation to affected farmers – as an incentive to encourage them back to farm.
He expressed high hopes that the state will overcome its current predicament.
Awoniyi also eulogized the Federal Government for its proactive measures aimed at reducing the damages wreaked by the flood
