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Activist Mulade Sheriff slams governors for wasting billions on failed flood control
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Claims ‘political flood committees’ are being used to loot ecological funds
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Calls for creation of independent agencies to manage drainage and dam construction
Environmental and development advocate, Comrade Mulade Sheriff, has condemned the persistent flooding in the Niger Delta region, accusing state governors of mismanaging ecological funds meant to address the crisis.
Sheriff noted that despite the Federal Government disbursing over ₦600 billion to states across the country for ecological intervention, including a large portion to Niger Delta states, there has been no meaningful improvement in the past decade.
He expressed concern that instead of using the funds to construct proper drainage systems, stormwater dams, and erosion control structures, the governors have allegedly turned the ecological fund into a “looting jamboree”. Sheriff specifically accused them of forming what he called “political Flood Management Committees”, designed to siphon public resources under the guise of emergency response, with little or no impact on affected communities.
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The activist pointed out that temporary IDP camps erected during flood seasons are often without basic facilities such as potable water, sanitation, and hygiene measures. He also highlighted poor urban planning, including building on waterways and indiscriminate deforestation, as contributing factors to the worsening floods. Sheriff said the failure of governments at all levels—especially state leadership—has led to recurring disasters, massive crop loss, rising unemployment, and severe food shortages across the region.
Mulade called for the urgent creation of independent flood management agencies within the Niger Delta states, with clear oversight functions to ensure transparency and efficiency in the use of ecological funds.
He stressed that such agencies must be mandated to open up blocked drainage systems, protect natural waterways, and construct modern flood control infrastructure.
