President Muhammadu Buhari has said that he will continue to follow very closely reports of flood situation across the country, and ensure that relevant federal agencies are well prepared to respond to such disasters and mitigate associated risks.
This is as he assured families impacted by flooding in several communities in Jigawa State of timely support from the Federal Government.
Commiserating with families who lost loved ones, farmlands, means of livelihood and property in the ravaging floods in the state, the president directed the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, and other relevant government agencies to urgently assess the situation in the affected areas with a view to providing the needed humanitarian supplies.
President Buhari, while commending the prompt response by the Jigawa State government, expressed solidarity with them during the difficult time.
He assured of the readiness of the Federal Government to deploy the much-needed assistance as might be required to help victims.
