According to the commissioner, global warming has also worsened the situation.
Bello said it was wrong for people to buy land or build houses in low-lying areas or waterways, thereby inhibiting the flow of flood water.
He said, “I have said it in the past two years that people who live in such areas should relocate, especially in the months of June, July and August, when the rains seem heavier. There is nothing the government can do other than that.
“These are people who put us in office and it is our duty to let them know when things are going wrong and proffer solutions. We have relief centres in parts of the state where they can stay until they can find their feet again. That is the best we can do, the accommodation may not be the best, but it is only a temporary arrangement.”
Bello added that asking the government to provide houses for such purposes was out of the question.
“Ordinarily, you don’t build houses in low-lying areas; people should not even buy land in such areas that is what we are saying. But asking the government to build houses where they will relocate to is out of it,” he said.
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