Cross Udo, Abuja
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Minister of Water Resources to lead and coordinate with the Ministries of Environment and Transportation as well as State Governments to develop a Comprehensive Plan of Action for Preventing Flood Disasters in Nigeria.

The directive was made known via a statement issued by the Senior Special Assistant to the President of Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, in Abuja yesterday.

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The President in the directive, which was con- veyed to the Minister in a letter signed by his Chief of Staff, Prof Ibrahim Gambari, said the Plan should be presented to him in 90 days.

The statement further said that “President Buhari is regularly receiving updates on the flood- ing situation in the country and restates his commitment towards addressing the challenges caused by the disaster in the country.”