UN humanitarian chief Valerie Amos arrives Nigeria Thursday

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The UN Under Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Ms. Valerie Amos, was due in Nigeria's capital city of Abuja Thursday on a three-day working visit.

The UN Information Centre (UNIC) in Lagos said in a statement that the UN official would meet with Vice President Namadi Sambo; Director-General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Sani Sidi; officials of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the Nigerian business community and the UN Country Team in Abuja to discuss disaster preparedness.

Ms. Amos will also visit Anambra, Delta and Bayelsa states in southern Nigeria, and the central state of Kogi, the four states that were severely affected by the 2012 floods and are now preparing for this year’s rainy season.