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FG Will Ensure Timely Release Of Ecological Fund to States Affected By Flood – Presidency Assures

Farouk Mohammed
By Farouk Mohammed
Published: September 10, 2017
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The Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu has assured of the timely release of the ecological fund to states facing pressing environmental challenges.

Shehu, speaking on Hannu Ya Dawa, a programme on FRCN Kaduna, pledged that the administration would continue to assist flood victims across the country.

“The Buhari administration will under no circumstance abandon its humanitarian obligations to alleviate the distress of flood victims.

“In spite of Nigeria’s technological limitations and the paucity of funds to handle or manage large scale and complex emergencies, the APC administration will leave no stone unturned in offering succour to victims of natural disasters across the country,” he said.
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According to Shehu, the demand for the judicious use of the ecological fund is the right of every Nigerian.

“The largest chunk of the Fund goes to the states and local governments. Every month, states and local governments receive 1.4 percent from the Federation Account as Ecological Fund, compared to the federal government’s share of 1 per cent.

“From the 1 percent the FG gets, NEMA takes 20 percent for its operation,” he said.

The presidential aide also noted that, lately, disaster management in the country is gradually being ceded to the Federal Government by other tiers of government.

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“Whenever there is an emergency from natural or man-made disasters, all you hear is ‘where is Buhari, what is he doing? What happens with the other tiers of government?

“Nigerians, at the state and local governments, should demand transparency and accountability in the management of ecological funds by their Governors and local government chairmen.

“Without accountability by local political leaders, the Federal government would continue to be the scapegoat for the failure of states and local governments to use ecological funds for the purposes they were released,” he said.

Shehu also revealed that the Presidential Committee on Flood Relief and Rehabilitation has also been mandated to step up the provision of relief infrastructure to those in need.

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