From Maiharaji Altine
Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara state had on Saturday conducted an on-the-spot assessment of the communities ravaged by flooding in the Gummi local government area of the State.
Recall that, heavy rainfall had last week flooded some communities in the local government, submerging many houses where properties worth billions of Naira were destroyed.
A statement by the Governor’s spokesperson, Sulaiman Bala Idris, said Governor Lawal’s entourage began with a homage to the palace of the Emir of Gummi, His Royal Highness, Justice Lawal Hassan.
According to the statement, the Governor toured Gummi town to express sympathy with the flooding victims before proceeding to Gayari town to assess the extent of the damage.
Governor Lawal expressed deep concern after the assessment of the damage caused by the flooding.
He maintained that a team of engineers had already surveyed the areas to find a lasting solution.
“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”.
He said, “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”.
The Governor gave a personal donation of 10,000 bags of food, including rice, maize, and millet, to be distributed among the flood victims
He stressed that, the trucks were already on their way to Gummi for distribution.
He also gave N100 million for all the affected victims in addition to allocation of lands away from the danger zone so that they could build new houses.
