FLOOD: N-HYPPADEC Applauds FG’s N80 Billion Approval for Intervention

By YM Bina

The Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission (HYPPADEC) has commended the Federal Government for approving N80 billion to mitigate the impact of flooding in vulnerable communities.

Yelwa spoke while answering questions from journalists in Ilorin after the Commission’s quarterly management meeting, where top officials reviewed ongoing projects, assessed programme implementations and discussed strategies for improving service delivery across member-states.

Managing Director of HYPPADEC, Abubakar Sadiq Yelwa, who commended the government, described the intervention as a proactive step and called for more funds to effectively control and address the looming challenge.

He said that the quarterly meeting offers opportunity for management to evaluate the performance of various departments and divisions, identify operational challenges and receive feedback from field offices to strengthen project implementation.

According to him, HYPPADEC has sustained yearly flood preparedness campaign by embarking on early sensitisation programmes several months before the onset of the rainy season in flood-prone communities.

Sadiq Yelwa said that the Commission’s enforcement of the “no work, no pay” policy was meant to promote discipline and accountability in the public service.

Similarly, the National Orientation Agency (NOA) and the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) have raised a fresh nationwide flood alert, urging residents of Sokoto, Borno, Kaduna, and 24 other states to immediately evacuate flood-prone and other high-risk areas, as torrential rains threaten widespread flash floods across Nigeria.