Peter Obi Reacts To Abuja Estate Flooding

The 2023 Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi has described the recent flooding at Trademore Estate in Abuja as heartbreaking.

He described the incident as a major disaster, noting that it is not the first time it is happening.

It would be recalled that many residents were reportedly trapped in Trade Moore estate in Lugbe, Abuja, following a heavy rainfall on Friday which flooded the area.

Videos making the rounds online showed that several houses and vehicles were submerged under water.

Speaking on the development, Obi commended the emergency responders like NEMA, Fire service, and others for their quick response in salvaging the situation but called for a lasting solution to be sought for the recurrent flooding in the area.

Taking to his Twitter page to react to the sad development, Obi wrote on Saturday: “The flooding incident at Trademore Estate in Lugbe, Abuja, which has resulted in the loss of lives and properties worth millions of Naira is a major disaster and is very heartbreaking. Reports have it that the estate had suffered similar incidents in the past.”

“While I appreciate the NEMA, Fire Service, FCT FEMA, Red Cross, and Federal Ministry of Environment-Flood Department for doing their best to alleviate the situation, there is still a need to find a lasting solution to this recurrent flooding challenge in that area of the nation’s capital city.

“Lasting preemptive safety measures need to be employed to reduce the deadly impact of floods in this and other flood-prone areas across the country. Weather experts had repeatedly warned earlier in the year about these flooding episodes.”

Meanwhile, Naija News earlier reported that the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has appealed to all those living in flood-prone areas of the estate to evacuate to a safer place.

A NEMA official who spoke with newsmen after Friday’s flooding said, “If you know you live in a house built in a flood-prone area, kindly move to a safer place even if for nothing but to save a life. Properties can go.”