President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday ordered the dispatch of special teams to deliver needed assistance to 12 states most ravaged by the seasonal rains.
A statement by the Spokesperson to the President, Garba Shehu said “the states to receive the teams conveying reinforcement of reliefs and other equipment through the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, include Kebbi, Niger, Kwara, Kogi, Edo, Anambra, Delta, Kano, Jigawa, Rivers, Bayelsa and Adamawa.
Some of the states that received first support from the Presidency are: Kebbi, Niger, Kwara, Sokoto, Jigawa and Kaduna.
President Buhari once again expressed the nation’s sympathy to the victims of the floods, many of whom had lost family members, homes and valued investments in agricultural crops and livestock.
The President underscored the need for additional coordination between the federal and state government agencies dealing with the issues, and for improved forecast and warning systems to avert similar calamities.
