Nasarawa State Government has distributed food and non-food relief materials to windstorm victims in Awe Local Government Area of the State.
Mr Benjamin Akwash, Director General, Nasarawa State Emergency Management Agency (NASEMA) supervised the distribution of the items in Awe LGA recently.
Akwash said the distribution of the relief material was a response to the devastating windstorm that wreaked havoc in the Azara Development Area and the Mahanga community in Awe LGA.
“We are here primarily to respond to the windstorm that devastated houses, property, livestock, and other valuables a few weeks ago.
“We swiftly responded by visiting the two affected communities, Mahanga and Azara Development Area for on-the-spot assessment and took stock of the affected households.
“And today we have come with relief materials to distribute to them to reduce the pain they went through due to the windstorm,” he said.
The NASEMA Boss said that the items distributed comprised of rice, grains, garri, mattresses, cement bundles of zinc, blankets, mosquito nets, and toiletries.
He restated the state Government’s commitment to sustain support for victims of disasters in the state.
“The Government under the leadership of Gov Sule is alive to its responsibility, the governor is a compassionate and responsive leader, he is aware of the pain you went through due to the windstorm, hence this effort to bring succour to you,” he said.
Akwash, while warning against diversion of the items, urged the beneficiaries to use the items for the purpose it meant for.
Mr Umar Dan’ Akano, Awe LGA who represented by the Council Secretary, Mr Yunusa Ismail thanked Gov Sule and NASEMA DG for the intervention and pledged continuous support for his administration.
“This support given to our people in this critical time will give them a sense of belonging, and it will go a long way to reduce the pain they went through,” he said.
Sarkin Mahanga, Alh. Usamatu Abdulrahman, while speaking on behalf of the beneficiaries at Mahanga community thanked Gov Sule and the Agency for support and assured that the items would be fairly shared among the people they were meant for.
Mr Hashimu Jada, Administrator of Azara Development Area, while appreciating the Governor for his quick response, thanked the DG NASEMA for personally supervising
the distribution of the relief materials.
Jada, however, made a case for more support for the people of Azara, given the magnitude of the destruction by the windstorm. END