The official quarters of the Speaker, Kogi State House of Assembly, Rt. Honourable Prince Matthew Kolawole; his deputy, Honorable Rabiu Ishiaka Momoh and other House of Assembly members have been submerged by flood in Lokoja.
Kogi House of Assembly members were forced to relocate due to the flooding.
Recall the floods have taken over nine local government areas in Kogi State, namely Lokoja, Kogi-Koto, Ajaokuta, Ofu, Igalamela-Odolu, Bassa, Idah, Ibaji, and Omala.
The water level keeps increasing by the day, with many residents rendered homeless.
More houses have been flooded along the rivers Benue and Niger, including the Lokoja metropolis.