“If the government takes the right decisions before June 20, we will be able to avert a food crisis later in the year,” he said.
The Bauchi State Emergency Management Agency has urged farmers to plant drought-resistant and early-maturing variety seeds to avoid losses at harvest.
Following extensive deliberations, the lawmakers referred both bills to the relevant committees for further legislative action.
The exercise scheduled for Saturday, April 25, 2026, will run from 6:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.
The senator said that efforts should be intensified on coastal flood mitigation, among others.
According to him, the project has attracted widespread appreciation from residents of the area.
A resident and caregiver, Bose Oladipo, said the situation had taken a toll on the elderly and physically challenged residents.
Mr Adunmo said the purpose of the dredging was to curb destructive floods in any part of the Ado-Ekiti metropolis.
The Abia government says the revived sanitary inspection of compounds is not for taxation or punishment but to ensure residents maintain clean surroundings.
The Nigeria Meteorological Service and the Nigeria Hydrological Agency had predicted that 30 states of the federation were at risk of flooding.
