Nigeria’s First Lady, Mrs. Aisha Muhammadu Buhari, has dispatched a team consisting of her aides and officials of Future Assured to Kebbi State to deliver relief materials and commiserate with the victims of flood.
Kebbi state is known to have many flood prone communities because of the presence of three major rivers.
The recent flooding affected communities in all the 21 local government areas.
Some of the communities visited by the team included Kalgo, Bagudo, Zagga, Jega, Makera (Birnin Kudu), and Argungu.
Speaking on behalf of the First Lady at Jega town in Jega local government area, Aliyu Abdullahi, Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity (Office of the First Lady) expressed sympathy over the losses they incurred during the disaster which deprived the affected communities their shelters, farmlands and properties.
The First Lady prayed to God to compensate for the losses they incurred.
“As a mother, I am particularly concerned with the plight of women and children during such disasters,” she said.
She assured all the affected communities that they were on her mind.
Mrs. Buhari under her Future Assured programme sent large quantities of relief materials that were distributed amongst the affected communities in order to assuage the impact of the losses the communities incurred.
The items include rice, vegetable oil and other edibles, clothing materials, toiletries and blankets.
Chairman of Jega local government area, who along with traditional rulers, Alhaji Adamu Isyaku Kimba, witnessed the distribution of the relief materials, spoke at the occasion, expressing the appreciation of the people of Jega over the kind gesture of the First Lady.
He said she had lived up to her title as the mother of the nation.
He said the people of Jega would remain grateful for her kind gesture.
In the same vein, the governor of Kebbi State, Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, extended his gratitude and appreciation to Mrs. Buhari and her Future Assured programme for always being there for the people of Kebbi State.
