ECOWAS, Federal Government, Red Cross, donate food, non-food items, cash to 2024 Bauchi flood victims

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By Usman Shehu, Bauchi

No fewer than 1000 victims of the 2024 floods in Bauchi State have received relief support, including food, non-food items and cash assistance.

The initiative, worth $200,000 was funded by the ECOWAS Flood Response Project in collaboration with the state and federal governments, as well as the Nigerian Red Cross Society.

A total of 185 beneficiaries were presented with the items during the grand finale at the Dr. Sulaiman Adamu Square Government House, Bauchi.

The support was to ease the suffering of the victims and help them rebuild their lives after the devastating floods that rendered them helpless and sympathetic.

The affected Local Government Areas include Gamawa, Zaki, Katagum, Kirfi, and Giade.

Speaking at the event, Governor Bala Mohammed, represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Aminu Hammayo, noted that the state government had also provided additional support to 150 households to address the growing needs of flood victims.

The representatives of ECOWAS, Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction and the Nigerian Red Cross Society commiserated with the victims and encouraged them to make good use of the assistance provided.

Each beneficiary received a bag of rice, beans, a gallon of vegetable oil, a blanket, a bucket, a mat, and a cash transfer of N75,000.

Some of the beneficiaries who spoke to our reporter at the venue expressed appreciation and commended all the parties for the kind gesture which will go along way in reducing their unbearing situation.

They however, solicited for more assistance from well wishers and well to do individuals as government at all levels had done their best to better their lives.