Nigerian Society of Engineers charge FG to use Technology to Control Floods
The Nigerian Society of Engineers, (NSE) has expressed serious concern over the failure of the government to deploy adequate technology to prevent the recurrence of floods ravaging several parts of the country.
The society in a communique issued at the end of a 3-day national engineering conference and annual general meeting held in Abuja recently, posited that technological innovation could have prevented the recent flood that has affected over 3.2 million people and displaced over 1.4 million.
The society called on the government to take proactive steps to mitigate the effects of the disaster.
The president of the society, Tasiu Gidari-Wudil declared that this method will reduce the impact of the flooding on the people and ensure they are not abandoned.
According to him “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 is majorly responsible for the annual disaster bedevilling the nation.
He canvassed for proactive measures at all levels of government and other stakeholders supported by effective enforcement of the best practices including communication and digital technologies for flood control.
According to the president, matters of internal security should move to the concurrent legislative list, which will address local insecurity challenges.
