en.Wedoany.com Reported - Nigeria's National Economic Council (NEC) on Thursday approved 83.2 billion naira for the intervention plan of the Anticipatory Action Task Force (AATF) to mitigate flooding across the country.

The council approved the funds during its 158th meeting after hearing a presentation from the Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, who emphasized the urgent need for proactive measures to address Nigeria's perennial flooding issues, particularly during the rainy season. The council subsequently approved several strategies to mitigate the impact of anticipated floods and climate-related emergencies, focusing on frontline states classified as highly vulnerable. Bagudu urged state governments to prioritize early preparedness and stressed that the council must move away from a purely reactive approach to foreseeable environmental crises.

Vice President Kashim Shettima, in his remarks, stated that the administration of President Bola Tinubu must now translate its reform agenda into visible outcomes across the federation. Shettima said the council's success or failure must be measured by tangible improvements in the lives of ordinary Nigerians—especially farmers, manufacturers, vulnerable citizens, unemployed youth, and future generations. "When the council last met, I described our economy as a workshop—a place of measurement and correction, a place where plans are transformed into systems, and systems into institutions, before prosperity can be achieved," he said. Shettima urged council members to focus on execution rather than policy design, noting that a workshop is judged by the results of its output, not the plans hanging on its walls. He described Nigeria as a federation moving from stability to production, from aspiration to implementation, and from isolated interventions to coordinated national growth. "The mission has not changed; what I hope has changed is that we are closer to delivery. A federation cannot achieve prosperity by abandoning its most vulnerable and expecting them to catch up. The dignity of the least privileged citizen is the baseline that determines that we will not leave any Nigerian behind," Shettima added.

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