By Johnbosco Agbakwuru
As the rainy season peaks, Vice President Kashim Shettima has directed the activation of the Fusion and Trigger Room concept to coordinate and enable early action to combat flooding in Nigeria.
Accordingly, he asked the Anticipatory Action Task Force (AATF), National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), and other relevant agencies to immediately review and update the budget in line with approved allocations, and establish clear priorities for implementation.
Senator Shettima, who gave the directive on Thursday during a meeting of the AATF at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, insisted on a shift from reactive response to proactive preparedness, saying the direction of the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu leaves no room for ambiguity in combating flood and other climate-related disasters.
According to him, preparedness, coordination, and early action must become the standard practice for governing risk in the country.
