Presidency revealed on Sunday that Niger state government received a total of N250 million from the federal government’s National Emergency Management Agency ( NEMA) intervention fund.
This is coming against the backdrop of recent presidential directive to the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), to mobilize resources to assist the victims of Minna fire disaster which occurred on 4th January, 2019.
A statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, said following the brief he received earlier on the incident, the President called on NEMA to provide urgent assistance to the victims, whose economic life was disrupted by the fire disaster.
NEMA had during the brief, reported that Niger State had benefitted from N250m worth of assistance from the government humanitarian intervention funds ranging from food, shelter, medicals, emergency water supply and other essential requirements.
Presidency noted that “that Buhari attaches great importance to offering immediate succour to victims of devastating disasters as soon as possible as he believes that the essence of government is to help the people overcome difficulties within the limits of available resources.”
NEMA, according to the report presented, had visited the scene of the fire disaster for preliminary damage assessment and thereafter deployed relief items such as building materials and other related items to the affected victims.
The Presidency assures Nigerians that the Federal Government would continue to offer help to victims of fire and other natural disasters within available resources.
Tony Ailemen, Abuja
