Provide Relief Materials To Trade More Flood Victims – HOR

Members of the House of Representatives have
urged the FCT Emergency Management Agency to provide relief materials to the victims of Trade Moore Estate.

This was sequel to the adoption of a motion titled “Call for Intervention on the Perennial Flooding in the Federal Capital Territory sponsored by a member representating Amac/Bwari Federal Constituency, Mr. Joshua Chinedu Obika at Plenary.

Mr. Obika explained that Trademore Estate currently houses over 20,000 people and have been in existence since 2007, when the first set of residents were allocated houses through a mortgage process administered by the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria.

He said the periodic flooding in Lokogoma, Galadimawa and particularly Trademore estate and other adjourning Estates on the Airport road has led to loss of lives and property.

Mr Obika explained that the perennial flooding is on the increase geometrically bearing in mind the recent havoc at Trademore Estate as a result of heavy rainfall on 23 June 2023, when houses were submerged in water, while some were pulled down and killing a lecturer at the University of Abuja.

He further explained that residents living in the Trade Moore Estate have not witnessed any form of environmental degradation until the flooding on 5 May 2014, saying consequently experts were engaged by residents to ascertain the causes and make recommendations, which were formally communicated to the Federal Capital Development Authority, FCDA.

“The House is Aware that the residents had at that time, controlled the smooth flow of water by averting flooding of the estate from 2015 to 2018, however, the estate and its environs have been witnessing heavy flooding annually since 2019.

He decried the alarming upsurge of flood in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, over the years due to uncontrollable floods, leaving tales of woe in the minds of the affected families.

Mr. obika called on the Federal Government Agencies responsible for tackling Flooding in FCT to avert future occurrences.

In line with the resolutions, the House mandated the Committee on Federal Capital Territory Administration (when constituted) to ensure compliance.

Oduyemi Odumade, Edited By Grace Namiji