The Niger State Governor, Mohammed Bago, has donated one billion Naira to the victims of the recent flood disaster in Mokwa Local Government Area of the state.
The Governor announced the donation during an on the spot assessment of houses destroyed by the flood, where he subsequently addressed the people of the community
He also revealed that the State government will provide 10 trucks each of rice, bean, maize, millet, sorghum to the flood victims.
While commiserating with the victims of the flood disaster, the Governor promised that all donations made would be judiciously distributed to the victims through a committee that will be headed by his Deputy, Comrade Yakubu Garba,
Governor Umaru Bago said the state government will provide resettlement land and services.
He then directed the Ministry for Land and Survey to issue a certificate of occupancy (C of O) to the Federal government to facilitate immediate construction of the resettlement homes for the flood victims.
The Governor said, while the State government awaits the construction of the resettlement homes by the Federal government, necessary arrangements will be made to ensure that the flood victims do not remain in IDP camp for too long.
He appreciated the Federal government, donor partners and other government agencies as well as spirited individuals that have so far supported the affected victims, and prayed for the reposed of those that lost their lives during the flood.
Speaking during the visit, Hussaini Ibrahim, the Acting Director General of the Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA), gave a harrowing account of the flood’s impact: 206 lives were lost, including men, women, and children; 82 others sustained injuries, many of them severe; 458 homes were completely destroyed; 180 hectares of farmland were submerged; 3,534 people were displaced, now living in makeshift shelters; And 9,560 people remain in urgent need of humanitarian aid, including food, clean water, shelter, and medical 4 said.
“Entire families have been uprooted, livelihoods destroyed, and communities broken.”
Speaker, Niger State House of Assembly, Abdulmalik Sarkin-Daji, sympathies with the people of Mokwa especially the victims of the flood and encouraged them to remain steadfast in the will of God at all times.
The Etsu Nupe and Chairman Niger State Council of Traditional Rulers, Yahaya Abubakar and the Former Deputy Governor of Niger State, Ahmed Ketso among other speakers, commended the Governor for his kindness to the people of Mokwa and also appreciated the support and solidarity from all those that have made donations.
