Nigeria: 'Kebbi Is Prepared to Tackle 2013 Flood'

21 February 2013

Birnin Kebbi — The Kebbi State government has enumerated measures taken to tackle 2013 flood following last Saturday's report of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET) which predicted excessive rainfall in Sokoto, Kebbi, Niger and Kwara states.

The Commissioner of Environment, Mr Isyaku Daudu who spoke to Daily Trust yesterday in Birnin Kebbi said the state government has set in motion a sensitization committee while about 1.8million assorted species of seedlings are awaiting transplanting in various nurseries in all the four emirates in the state.

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