The Nigerian Society of Engineers has voiced alarm over the government’s failure to use appropriate technologies to stop floods from happening again in numerous areas of the nation.
The government was tasked with taking preventative action to lessen the disaster’s effects.
The society stated in a statement at the conclusion of a three-day National Engineering Conference and Annual General Meeting in Abuja that technological advancement may have stopped the recent flood, which affected more than 3.2 million people and caused more than 1.4 million to be displaced.
This approach, according to NSE President Tasiu Gidari-Wudil, would lessen the effects of the flooding on the populace and ensure they weren’t left to suffer.
He said, “The society has noticed limited investment and transparency in the development and deployment of technologies and innovations as well as the requisite human capital development to intervene and mitigate the recurrence of annual flooding, especially in prone areas, which is majorly responsible for the annual disaster bedeviling the nation.
“There is need for proactive measures at all levels of government and other stakeholders supported by effective enforcement of best practices including communication and digital technologies for flood control.”
The NSE President added that internal security issues should be added to the concurrent legislative list, which would address issues with local insecurity.
He said, “Internal security matters need to be on the concurrent list to have inclusive participation and synergy in curbing crimes at all levels.
“It is to enhance coordination and efficiency in intelligence management, national security, and control centre with a unified command and control, and coordination structure for proactive crisis detection, response and management.”
