The wife of Niger Governor, Hajiya Fatima Bago, has visited victims of the recent flood disaster in Mokwa Local Government Area, where she announced a personal donation of N50 million.
She said that the donation was on behalf of herself and her family to the victims, to help cushion the effect of the flood disaster.
‘We are here to console victims of the flood disaster and to assess the situation. The flooding has happened, and from what we saw, it is really not exciting to behold.
‘There is nothing we can do as the disaster has happened, we only advise the people to be cautious henceforth and avoid building on waterways’, she said.
The wife of the governor said that the village head and the council chairman have acknowledged the help they have been receiving in various forms and have commenced distribution to the victims.
She noted the ongoing search and rescue operation with the aid of an excavator to recover more bodies.
In his remarks, Alhaji Abubakar Usman, Secretary to the Niger State Government, appealed to the victims to see the flood disaster as an act of God.
In their separate remarks, Mrs Afiniki Dauda, Deputy Speaker of Niger House of Assembly and Hajiya Mairo Mann, Permanent Secretary Ministry for Humanitarian Affairs, extend their condolences to the victims.
Also, the Village Head of Mokwa ‘Ndalila of Mokwa’, Alhaji Mohammed Aliyu, appreciated the governor’s wife for the visit and called on the state government to compensate the affected community members.
The flood disaster, which occurred as a result of heavy downpour on 29 May, claimed the lives of 153 people and destroyed property worth millions of naira.
