The Senate President, Senator David Mark on Thursday pushed for the declaration of a State of Emergency in areas affected by last weekend torrential downpour in Lagos and other parts of the country.
He explained that the move is geared towards assisting the affected areas in line with the global practices.
The Senate President, who spoke at the end of the motion on Flood Disaster in Lagos State, moved by Senator Ganiyu Solomon, said the Federal Government should be ready to use the ecological fund to assist the affected states in their time of needs.
He also called on states to be more prepared for such disasters by alerting the federal government in good time.   
The senate also urged the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NMASA) to remove all wrecked ships from Nigeria’s water ways.
The upper legislative chamber later observed a minute silence in honour of those who lost their lives as a result of flood.

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What did he declare for Borno and Co.,

i think a state of emergency in borno would be more appropriate than lagos

i might be wrong but i think it makes sense

First the PDP ask for the Fashola to resign and now D.Mark(PDP member) pushes for a declaration of emergancy in lagos which in its accordance, the governor will have to be removed. Funny people. At least push to declare one in Borno to make it less obvious,lol. ACN is under attack. What una go do!

Chyz*:

First the PDP ask for the Fashola to resign and now D.Mark(PDP member) pushes for a declaration of emergancy in lagos which in its accordance, the governor will have to be removed. Funny people. At least push to declare one in Borno to make it less obvious,lol. ACN is under attack. What una go do!

This should be a signal to ACN.

Does state of emergency = removing governor as well?

ekt_bear:

Does state of emergency = removing governor as well?

No. . . But it interferes with their governing. Similar to what happens in the US. Remember Katrina?

How about a state of emergency in boko haram infested areas?

It is hard for me to blame the slowness in dealing with Katrina on the state of emergency. More George Bush's incompetence (remember the birthday cake incident?)

Anyway, at least in theory (with an honest government) a declaration of a state of emergency should help rather than hurt.

What is Nigeria's priority?

State of emergency in flooded area, no state of emergency in Boko Haram states.

Βουκέφαλος:

How about a state of emergency in boko haram infested areas?

Exactly.

Haven't you heard that David Mark can be anti-South?

He believes that State of Emergencies should be called in the South, but refuses the same to happen in the North.

EzeUche:

Haven't you heard that David Mark can be anti-South?

He believes that State of Emergencies should be called in the South, but refuses the same to happen in the North.

u and this ur crazy conspiracy

how is he anti-south

I don't think he is anti-south so much as scared sh1tless of the core north.

David Mark is pro-David Mark, not really anti anything. At least this is my read of him

Ahhhhh!!!!!! Party politics!!!!

Is the guy nuts? What is declaring for Borno?

Mehn, Boko Haram should behead this guy quickly!!!

Lagos is doing fine

stupid Mark!leaving leprosy to cure ring-worm.mtcheeeeeew

Misplaced priority.

DAVID MARK is jst like naija policeman, na innocent ppl olopa dey punish, them no go kill thief
anuofia, kill the thief in ur family "pdp" be4 u say nonsense
ANUMPAM

what happens to Borno State where lives are been lost everyday?

JomoGbomo2:

What did he declare for Borno and Co.,

abeg help me ask am oh. He definitely has a Northern/PDP agenda.

Wonders shall never end - Mr. David Mark has a voice afterall. Now he can bark at Fashola for an act of God, while hiding in his "closet" from Boko Haram.

I guess the state of emergency will enable our esteemed Senate President to go down to Lagos, fill his pot belly with flood waters and then release it in the ocean in one go.

I hope Abuja gets one month's rain in one day and flood all of them away (seriously). Then the people of this country can finally declare a state of emergency on bad administrators.

A state of emergency only happens when the capacity of a state governor to handle the situation is demolished, but only if Federal intervention would be any better. A Federal Government that cannot construct a single dual carrage road in 12 years is trying to take over from the best governor in Nigeria today. Fashola is probably doing more work than GEJ, his Ministers, and the useless & impotent parliament combined. Selling our resources and dividing the loot is not work - FYI Mr. David Mark.

Obviously, the Borno governor has lost control of his state and needs a state of emergency, but dear comrade David Mark is too scared - I suppose.

Fhemmmy:

How about Jos?

what is happening in my Jos?

And in what ways has the Lagos State Govt. failed to address this natural disaster? Compared with other nations of the world we suffer little or no natural disasters(in the real sense); what we suffer more than other nations of the world combined is "human disasters," like Dheveed Mar.k![/color][color=#000099][color=#000099][/color]

Would that stop the flooding? I believe this SP has sense before.

Why is it so difficult for the FG to declare a state of emergency in Borno with all the crises going on there. I remember how they were quick to declare a state of emergency in ekiti state simply because of a little problem.

afam4eva:

Why is it so difficult for the FG to declare a state of emergency in Borno with all the crises going on there. I remember how they were quick to declare a state of emergency in ekiti state simply because of a little problem.

Is unbelievable really
Jos was less than what we are seeing in Borno and a state of emergency was declared almost immediately.
A government of double standard

And how about the bombed area of Maidugiri? What has he sought there? Bomb and flood which one is more devastating?

Misplaced priority.

I hope you guys read the comments made by mark very well.
He only insinuated more fund from ecological funds to be released to parts of Lagos state
that were flooded in the past few days[b] for rapid development and amelioration.[/b]
He was not asking for total state of emergency in terms of anarchy.

Please let us read articles well before criticizing.

ONE NAIJA = ZERO TOLERANCE TO BOKO HARAM + MEND