International Journal of Academic Management Science Research (IJAMSR)   Year: 2019 | Volume: 3 | Issue: 1 | Page No.: 6-13 The Aftermath of 2012 Flooding in Ibaji and Lokoja Local Government Areas of Kogi State-Nigeria Adejoh Ahmodu Adaji, Jimoh Richard, Sulzakimin Mohamed, Ibrahim Yakubu Ebenehi Abstract: Flooding can almost be considered as chronic condition that persist throughout the year, the economic losses and the number of people who have been affected by flood have increased more rapidly. This study was carried out to evaluate the aftermath of 2012 flooding in Kogi State, Nigeria. This paper focuses on the concept of flooding with the view to identifying the causes, the roles and responsibilities of stakeholders in disaster management and recommending measures for effective disaster management. A total of 400 structured questionnaires were administered through self, out of which 323 were screened. Analyses were carried out using Statistical Packages for Social Sciences (SPSS) and Microsoft excel where frequency means and percentages were employed to interpret the results. Based on Likert scale ranking, findings show that flood victims lack knowledge and information on the cause of flooding, politicization of disaster management by stakeholders in favour of urban areas and the traditional method of response, rescue and relief are not proving helpful. Further research focuses on long term preventive measures such as Community Based Disaster Management (CBDM) which seeks to build local capacities and disaster resilient communities for development.