“The government is diligently working to address this predicament,’’ he said.
The commissioner said the state was temporarily shut down during the exercise in line with the law, except for those on essential services.
“One of the mandates giving to me is to destroy all illegal structures in the state, and this is just the beginning.”
He said that the affected local government areas are Umuahia North, Ikwuano, Arochukwu, Ohafia and Bende.
He said the gesture was under the special national economic and livelihood emergency intervention to bring succour to the victims.
He lamented that previous administrations did not provide adequate measures to curb the menace of flood on affected victims.
The government said the building was defective, lacks equipment, proper ventilation, and running water and also requires further structural assessment.
The executive secretary further urged farmers to imbibe climate-smart agriculture, which is irrigation farming.
“This is why we are appealing to residents to cooperate with us and stop dumping wastes in drainages or building on waterways.”
Mr Adesola said the authority had provided between 20 and 30 floodwater covers and one to three manhole covers within a kilometre.
