President Bola Tinubu has instructed Vice President Kashim Shettima to immediately visit Maiduguri, Borno State, following the devastating flood in the state capital.
Shettima revealed this on Tuesday in Abuja during the 17th Annual Banking and Finance Conference (CIBN), themed “Accelerated Economic Growth and Development: The State of Play and the Way Forward.”
Shettima said” After this meeting with the consent of the President, I will rush to Maiduguri. The whole city has been overtaken by flood.
“It is not peculiar to one part of the country. We are facing these challenges right from Bayelsa to Sokoto.
“Be rest assured that the President has the nation at heart and will do whatever it takes to salvage the state of affairs.”
Shettima conveyed the sympathy of President Bola Tinubu’s administration to all victims affected by flood disasters across the country.
“I want to use this forum to commiserate with the people of our great nation over the flood disasters we are recording all across the length and breadth of this nation,” he said.
Reports shows that numerous Maiduguri residents have been displaced by flooding after water channels at the Alau Dam collapsed.
The floodwaters submerged residential areas, roads, and bridges, rendering many parts of the city inaccessible.
Key areas within the metropolis were affected, including parts of the Shehu of Borno Palace, Maiduguri Central Market, and the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital.
Other severely impacted locations included the GRA, Maiduguri Zoo, College of Nursing, College of Agriculture, and the School of Health Technology, among others.
