By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Damaturu –
It was another moment of relief for flood victims as the Women Wing of the All Progressives Congress (APC) 2023 Presidential Campaign Team visited the affected population in Damaturu, Yobe state and made a cash donation of N20 million to the victims.
The women who flew in from Abuja landed at Maiduguri international airport on Friday before making it by road to Damaturu on a trip that was about 135km long.
The team has continued to identify with people affected by the recent flood disaster in some states of the country during which they donate cash, food and non food supports to the victims.
Chairperson of the Campaign Team, Senator Oluremi Tinubu who is the wife of the APC presidential candidate, while addressing the victims of the flood disaster on Friday, said they found it necessary to visit Yobe State to commiserate with them over the natural disaster that has destroyed livelihoods.
Senator Tinubu sympathized with the victims and prayed that Almighty God averts any recurrence.
Senator Tinubu made a presentation of N20 million as support to 40 victims of the flood with each expected to have 50,000 naira as support to enable them to recapitalize the small-scale businesses that they were engaged in before the flood disaster.
Food and non-food items were also presented to the victims through the Yobe state government.
The Governor of Yobe state, Alhaji Mai Mala Buni, appreciated the team for the visit and donations. He stressed that the donated cash and food items will go a long way in bringing succour to the victims.
The Women’s campaign delegation which has the wife of the APC vice presidential candidate Hajiya Nana Shettima, as co-chair, also visited the palace of the Emir of Damaturu, Alhaji Shehu Hashimi Ibn El-Kenemi II, where they commiserate with the respected monarch over the recent demise of his son, Abba Sadiq Shehu Hashimi.
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