Nigeria's main opposition presidential contender on Wednesday called on the government to immediately set up a flood disaster fund similar to one created to fight the coronavirus pandemic, to help victims hit by the worst floods in a decade.
The government has blamed the floods on heavy rain and water release from a dam in neighbouring Cameroon. More than 600 people have been killed, around 1.4 million displaced and 570,000 hectares of farmland damaged or destroyed.
