BY ANTHONY OCHELA, ABUJA
Director-General of Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency, NIHSA, Umar Mohammed has revealed that the water level in the River Niger Basin had slowly receded since the beginning of October.
Mohammed in a statement yesterday, however, called on Nigerians to continue to adhere to flood preparedness protocols, reaffirming the agency’s commitment to overall flood management in Nigeria.
He informed that Jebba Dam is currently spilling excess water as regulated by Kainji Dam operators who had kept 53cm buffer until now to allow for any change in inflow.
“NIHSA, through the Director of Operational Hydrology, Pastor Femi Bejide, is working in close contact with operators of Kainji and Jebba Dams on the management of the reservoirs.
“The rain is gradually shifting to the south, however, there is some amount of water coming into Nigeria as monitored from our station at Jidere Bode and Kende,” he emphasised.
Highlighting the agency’s synergy with the authorities of the dams both nationally and internationally, Mohammed maintained that NIHSA is committed to managing flood incidents to foster socio-economic growth in Nigeria.
