Flood: Shettima orders activation of fusion and trigger room, release of intervention funds

Vice President Kashim Shettima has directed the immediate activation of a national coordination and early-action platform to tackle seasonal flooding, ordering agencies to move from reactive response to anticipatory preparedness as the rainy season intensifies, according to a statement released by his media aide, Stanley Nkwocha.
Speaking on Thursday at a meeting of the Anticipatory Action Task Force (AATF) at the Presidential Villa, the Vice President — who chairs the AATF — instructed the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and other relevant bodies to operationalise a “Fusion and Trigger Room” within NEMA as the national hub for monitoring, forecasting and activating predefin...