The Rivers State Sole Administrator, retired Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas, says the state government is working to establish the Rivers State Emergency Management Agency.
The agency will take over the responsibilities of the Central Working Committee on Emergency Preparedness, Flood Management, and Control. Ibas, represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Professor Ibibia Lucky Worika, said this during a sensitisation campaign of the Central Working Committee on Flood Management and Control in Port Harcourt.
He explained that the government is engaging the Federal Government and international partners to mobilise resources for improved flood management systems, covering pre-flood measures, interventions during flooding, and post-flood recovery projects, as well as early warning infrastructure.
