The World Igbo Environment Foundation (WIEF) has called for the dredging of River Niger and de-silting of water bodies to solve the perennial problem of flooding in Nigeria.
The foundation’s Executive Director, Dr Odili Ojukwu, made the suggestion in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Awka.
Ojukwu said that apart from mitigating the impact of flooding on the lives in affected communities and the national economy, dredging had immense potential for trade and industry.
He said climate change had come to stay with all its consequences and called on the Federal Government to come up with sustainable ways of managing it and exploring other opportunities.
The foundation said it would also facilitate the development of vibrant economy along the coastal lines and decongest some major cities of the country.
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