Saturday, the North East Development Commission (NEDC) gave food and non-food items to those impacted by the flood tragedy in Adamawa.
While delivering the products to the Secretary to the State Government, Bashir Ahmad, in Yola, NEDC's Managing Director, Mohammed Goni, said this.
He said that by providing the commodities, a commitment made at the most recent humanitarian meeting in Maiduguri to "help all the states in the North East, to cushion the effects of suffering in the region," has been fulfilled.
According to him, Sadiya Umar-Farouq, the minister of humanitarian affairs, disaster management, and social development, gave the commission permission to make the donation.
He lauded the state government for supporting the victims, adding that “we have already talked with the state government asking on how we are going to collaborate to sustain the situation.
“And I am sure the state government will give us areas we are supposed to intervene immediately as we used to get full cooperation in the past,” he said.
Mr Goni listed the items to include 100,000 bags of 25kg of rice; 5,000 pieces of blankets; 5,000 pieces of mats; 5,000 gallons of vegetable oil; 3,000 pieces each of female, male and children wears, among others.
In his remark, Mr Ahmad said the gesture would cushion the effects of the disaster on the victims and promised fair distribution of the items to the victims.
Also, Suleiman Muhammad, Executive Secretary, Adamawa State Emergency Management Agency (ADSEMA), said that 51 persons lost their lives and 79 others injured in the disaster.
He said the flood displaced 10,000 persons and destroyed 20,000 hectares of farmlands across 21 local government areas of the state.
(NAN)