The Jigawa State Government has disclosed that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has authorised additional relief materials and empowerment tools for victims of the 2025 flooding within the state.
The State Commissioner for Special Duties, Hon. Auwal D. Sankara, disclosed this whereas chatting with journalists in the course of the flagging-off of the distribution train in Dutse.
He mentioned the intervention, via the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, was geared toward decreasing the hardship confronted by affected households and serving to them rebuild their livelihoods.
According to him, about 700 households affected by the catastrophe are benefiting from the Federal Government’s particular intervention programme.
Sankara defined that the objects included 500 baggage of 25kg rice, 250 cartons of spaghetti, 500 foam mattresses, 250 cartons of vegetable oil, 250 nylon mats and 250 blankets.
He added that the empowerment tools included 54 pumping machines, 48 grinding machines, 40 stitching machines and 10 cargo tricycles.
The commissioner mentioned the intervention was a part of the Federal Government’s Special Intervention on Post-2025 Flood Disaster Relief Assistance to States, designed to mitigate the affect of flooding on affected communities.
He recommended President Tinubu for the gesture, describing it as an illustration of his administration’s dedication to the welfare of weak Nigerians.
Sankara recalled that the Jigawa State Government, via the State Emergency Management Agency, SEMA, had earlier offered emergency help to a whole bunch of flood victims shortly after the catastrophe.
He mentioned the state authorities distributed over 11,000 baggage of rice, beans and maize, alongside money help and different important meals objects.
He added that improved seeds and different agricultural inputs had been additionally offered to affected farmers to allow them to renew farming actions and enhance meals safety.
According to the commissioner, the additional intervention by the Federal Government would complement the state’s earlier efforts to help victims and restore their technique of livelihood.
He additional defined that officers of NEMA, SEMA, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, Nigerian Red Cross and safety companies participated within the distribution train.
The safety companies included the Department of State Services, DSS, Nigeria Police Force and Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC.
