By Haruna Salami
The Senate has called on the Federal Government to investigate the Mokwa flood and floods in other parts of the country with a view to providing long-term solutions, including improved and sustainable flood control infrastructure and early warning systems to forestall future occurrence.
This was sequel to the consideration of a motion on “catastrophic flood disaster in Mokwa Niger State: Need for proactive action to forestall future occurrence” sponsored by Senator Peter Jiya (Niger South).
The Senate noted that on Thursday, 29th and Friday, 30th May, 2025, a devastating flood swept through the town of Mokwa in Niger State, after a heavy rainfall, resulting in unprecedented loss of lives and widespread destruction of private and public properties worth more than N10 billion.
