No fewer than 198 households affected by the 2024 flood catastrophe within the Kano Municipal Federal Constituency have acquired reduction supplies from the Nationwide Emergency Administration Company (NEMA), an official mentioned.
Dr. Nura Abdullahi, NEMA Coordinator, Kano Territorial Workplace, disclosed this whereas flagging off the distribution train in Kano on Sunday.
He mentioned the gesture was a part of the federal authorities’s interventions, including that the reduction supplies weren’t meant to compensate the victims however moderately to alleviate their struggling and assist them get better from the devastation.
Based on Abdullahi, the benefiting areas embrace Kankarofi, Yakasai, Dan’agundi, Shahuchi, Tudun Nupawa, and eight different communities affected throughout the Kano Municipal Federal Constituency.
The coordinator listed the meals gadgets as follows: 381 luggage of 25kg rice, 381 luggage of 25kg maize, 381 cartons of spaghetti, 38 cartons of vegetable oil, 30 cartons of seasoning cubes, and 35 cartons of 3-in-1 drinks. Different supplies embrace 150 luggage of 50kg cement, 150 bundles of roofing sheets, 300 items of ceiling boards, 50 packets of zinc nails, and 25 luggage of 3-inch nails.
In his response, Hon. Sagiru Koki, the member representing Kano Municipal Federal Constituency, counseled NEMA for the gesture.
Koki, who was represented by the Speaker of the Kano Municipal Legislative Council, Yahaya Abdullahi-Maiduniya, urged the beneficiaries to make use of the gadgets judiciously. Talking on behalf of the opposite beneficiaries, Muhammad Umar thanked NEMA for the help and promised to make considered use of the gadgets.