Olamilekan Okeowo
The Acting President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo has approved the immediate release of N1.6billion as intervention funds for 16 states ravaged by flood.
The states include Akwa-ibom, Kebbi, Enugu, Abia, Oyo, Plateau, Edo, Bayelsa, Kwara among others.
The money is expected to be taken from the ecological funds and released directly to the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) immediately.
The development is coming days after states across the country witnessed massive flooding as a result of a downpour that went on for days.
The flood led to loss of several lives and property in states such as Niger and Lagos.
Osinbajo on Monday, visited the site of the collapsed Mokwa-Jebba Bridge in Niger State for an on-the-spot assessment, after which he stated that the government had commenced work to make the roads passable again in about two weeks time.
