PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan yesterday announced that the Federal Government has raised a total of N17.6 billion to tackle the flood currently ravaging the nation.
Speaking in a national broadcast, President Jonathan said that out of the total sum of N17.6 billion, the Federal Government has allocated a total sum of N13.3 to affected states while Federal Government agencies whose activities directly impact on the current flood amelioration programme will receive N4.3 billion. Out of this amount, the government, through it’s agencies, has so far expended the sum of N1.409 billion in providing short gap measures to the flood victims.
Jonathan said: “Based on the present assessment, the states have been categorized into four groups, A to D.
Category A states, made up of eight states of Adamawa, Oyo, Kogi, Anambra, Bayelsa, Delta, Benue, Plateau will receive N500 million each.
Category B states, comprising Jigawa, Kano, Bauchi, Kaduna, Niger, Nasarawa, Taraba, Cross River, Edo, Lagos and Imo will get N400 million each.
Category C states, made up of Kwara, Katsina, Gombe, Ogun, Ondo, Ebonyi, Abia and Rivers will get N300 million each.
Category D states including Sokoto Kebbi, Zamfara, Yobe, Enugu, Ekiti, Osun, Akwa Ibom, Borno and the Federal Capital Territory, Federal Capital Territory will receive N250 million each.”
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