Vice President Kashim Shettima on Wednesday met with the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, to address the flooding incident in Maiduguri, Borno State.

The meeting, which was also to commiserate with the Speaker who hails from Borno State, afforded the two leaders an opportunity to brainstorm on the immediate intervention measures to adopt.

Recall that President Bola Tinubu, upon being briefed about the situation in Maiduguri, ordered the deployment of the National Emergency Management Agency to assist the flood victims.

The President had given the directive through a statement by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, on Tuesday, where he described the flood as the worst in recent decades.

The flood was reported to have displaced thousands of residents and affected facilities such as the Post Office and the Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, among others.

The President extended condolences to the government and people of the State, especially to the families that have lost their means of livelihood due to the disaster triggered by the overflow of the Alau Dam.

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Reacting to the incident shortly after meeting the Vice President, Tajudeen said, “I am here today to commiserate with His Excellency, the Vice President, over the devastating flooding incidents in Maiduguri. That is the purpose of my visit here, and I used the opportunity to discuss extensively the problems and the situation of the people, particularly those affected in Maiduguri.

“We have also designed some strategies and solutions by both the NASS and the Presidency that will be implemented in the next few days to bring succor to the victims of the flood in Maiduguri.”

Tajudeen also spoke on the N3 billion intervention funds earmarked for the flood victims, assuring that measures have been put in place to evenly distribute the materials.

He said, “With the governor, known for transparency—the governor of Borno, Babagana Zulum—I am absolutely sure that whatever will be provided for them from the Presidency will be judiciously distributed, so I have no fear about that.”

He said that beyond Borno, intervention measures are also being considered for flood-prone states like Kaduna, among others.

“Certainly, like my own state, Kaduna, it had similar flood incidents a few weeks ago, and we have taken measures to address that by giving palliatives. We have also reached out to NEMA, advising them to assist the victims there.

“We are making efforts with the Governor of Niger State to see what we can do from our end as NASS to help, and for all other affected states, we will do what we can to help,” he stated.