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Nigerian legislative response to erosion crises

Overview

The Nigerian Senate and House of Representatives have issued urgent calls for federal intervention to address severe environmental degradation and erosion across multiple states.

In Cross River State, the Senate requested the immediate release of Ecological Fund resources to combat gully erosion and landslides. These disasters have caused fatalities, including children, and the destruction of homes in the Calabar metropolis and surrounding areas. Legislators attributed the crisis to rapid urbanization, unregulated sand mining, and poor drainage systems.

In Bayelsa State, lawmakers have called for emergency assistance in the Obogoro community and Odi Kingdom. Reports indicate that decades of erosion and recent earth tremors have displaced hundreds of people, destroyed schools, and collapsed farmlands. The legislature has urged the Federal Government, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), and the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to implement shoreline protection, land reclamation, and environmental restoration projects.

Entities

Asuquo Ekpenyong · Cross River State · Bayelsa State · Nigerian Senate · Odi Kingdom

Timeline

  1. [POLITICS] 3 sources
    Nigerian Senate and House call for emergency erosion intervention in Bayelsa

    Nigeria's Senate and House of Representatives are demanding urgent federal action to provide shoreline protection and erosion control for the Obogoro and Odi communities in Bayelsa State.

  2. [POLITICS] 6 sources
    Nigerian Senate demands Ecological Fund for Cross River erosion crisis

    The Nigerian Senate is urging the federal government to release Ecological Fund resources to combat deadly landslides and gully erosion threatening communities in Cross River State.

Sources

blueprint.ng · businesselitesafrica.com · kapitalfm.gov.ng · newtelegraphng.com · phenomenal.com.ng · royalnews.com.ng · thewhistler.ng · thisdaylive.com · von.gov.ng