The House of Representatives on Wednesday rejected a proposal to remove N300 billion from the federation account to provide relief for victims of a recent flood in Borno State.
At least 30 persons died and several others were displaced by a devastating flood caused by days of heavy rainfall in Maiduguri, the state capital, more than two weeks ago.
There were suggestions that the flood was caused by the collapse of the Alau Dam on the Ngidda Rivers in Maiduguri, but the Federal Government has dismissed the claims.
The lawmaker representing Jaba/Zangon/Kataf Federal Constituency, Amos Magaji, who moved the motion at the plenary in Abuja, lamented that houses, markets and many health facilities were impacted by the flood.
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He said: “The renowned Cancer Centre in the facility, which is lauded as one of the largest in the country, was submerged in the flood, thereby damaging all high-end equipment in the centre, while wards at the lower level of the facilities were also severely flooded, including all medical records, administrative records, files, amongst many other things destroyed.
“That electricity power supply in the facility has devastatingly collapsed, largely due to precautions taken to avoid electrocution, as transformers and other power sources in the facility were also submerged in the flood.”
In its resolution, the House urged the Federal Government to renovate the Shehu of Borno Palace, the Maiduguri Correctional Centre and health facilities affected by the flood.
The parliament mandated its Committees on Health Institutions, Power, Renewable Energy, Insurance and Actuaries Matters, and Legislative Compliance to ensure strict compliance.
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