Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara has paid an on the spot assessment visit to victims of flood disaster in Gummi local government area of the state on Saturday the 31st of August 2024.
The visit came barely a week after excessive flooding rendered hundreds of households and families homeless with properties running into hundreds of millions of naira being lost to flood disaster.
The Governor in company of his Deputy and other politicians from the ruling People’s Democratic Party conducted a tour of the affected areas.
According to the statement by the Governor’s Spokesperson Sulaiman Bala Idris was conducted round Gummi where he sympathized with the victims over the tragic incident.
As usual the Governor paid a homage to the Emir of Gummi Rtrd Justice Lawal Hassan Gummi in his palace.
The statement added that Governor Lawal expressed deep concern over the tragedy caused by flooding.
“Today, I am in Gummi local government area to offer my condolences and conduct an on-the-spot assessment of the communities devastated by flooding caused by heavy rainfall last week”.
“Immediately after I learned about the unfortunate incident, I sent two of my commissioners to visit and offer condolences to the affected communities.
“After the Deputy Governor’s visit, I dispatched a team of engineers to examine and evaluate the root causes of the flooding.
“It is important to note that I have instructed the immediate commencement of work to prevent such a situation.
“I want to take this opportunity to inform you that I have donated 10,000 bags of food, including rice, maize, and millet, to be distributed among the flood victims. The trucks are already on the way to Gummi for distribution.
“I am also, on behalf of the Zamfara State Government, supporting the affected victims with N100 million. In addition, all affected victims will be allocated lands away from the danger zone so that they can build new houses.”
