• Certain of possible release of additional funds after assessment of flood threats nationwide
•Shettima urges states to work with FG to address logistical, compliance barriers preventing farm produce from reaching global markets
Deji Elumoye in Abuja
National Economic Council (NEC), at its monthly meeting yesterday in Abuja, approved N83.2 billion for Anticipatory Action Task Force (AATF) interventions aimed at mitigating the effect of anticipated flooding and other climate-related emergencies across the country.
Chairman of the council, Vice President Kashim Shettima, called on states to work with the federal government in resolving the logistical and compliance barriers that prevented farm produce from reaching international markets.
