Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya Inuwa has assured all the victims of the flood disaster In Funakaye Local Government Area(LGA) that the state government will provide succour and relief to them to alleviate their suffering and losses.
The assurance was given when the state government delegation, led by the commissioner overseeing the Ministry of Environment and Forest Resources, Alhaji Shehu Ibrahim Madugu, visited some communities affected by the recent flood disaster in Bajoga, Funakaye LGA on behalf of the Governor.
Recall that a three-year-old child died while his two-year-old sibling was critically injured following an early morning downpour that wreaked havoc in some areas of Bajoga town, including Shara- Mansur and Bodoriyel.
The sympathy and assessment visit by the state government team followed Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya’s directive to the Ministry of Environment, State Emergency Management Agency, SEMA and relevant agencies to immediately move in and carry out the spot assessment of the damage as well as provide succour to ease the suffering of the victims.
Other members of the State’s delegation included Commissioner of Internal Security, Hon Adamu Dishi Kupto, Permanent Secretary Ministry of Environment, Ibrahim Sule Bage, representative of State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) among others.
The delegation upon arrival was received and conducted around the affected areas by the Chairman of Funakaye LGA, Alhaji Ibrahim Cheldu and other stakeholders.
In his remarks during the visit, Hon Madugu conveyed Governor Inuwa Yahaya’s condolences and sympathies over the lives lost and the damages caused by the flood in the affected Local Government.
According to him, “The essence of our visit today is to primary condole with you over this natural disaster that engulfed your communities as well as assess the level of damages caused with a view to developing an interventional recommendation to the government so as to bring succour to the victims,”
He further said that “Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya would have personally visited you but directed us to be here on his behalf because he travelled outside the State for an official engagement,”
He then urged the flood-prone communities to heed and abide by the flash flood predictions and warnings by the Nigeria Metrological Agency (NIMET).
In his response, the Chairman of Funakaye local government council, Ibrahim Adamu Cheldu lauded Governor Inuwa Yahaya for his prompt response in identifying with the affected communities and assured him of his council’s readiness to support his administration at all times.
The delegation also visited the Emir of Funakaye, His Royal Highness, Alhaji Muazu Mohammed Kwairanga and also condoled with the monarch over the natural disaster that struck his community.
Communities visited included Shara Mansur and Jillahi among others.