The governor called for more collaboration between Ekiti and NEMA as the state government prepares for this year’s flooding.
A mysterious fire outbreak on Sunday left one person dead and destroyed property including livestock worth over N100 million.
The Director-General of NIHSA, Clement Nze, said that 178 LGAs in 32 states and the FCT had been predicted to experience severe flooding in 2023.
The bags of grains for the distribution included maize, millet, sorghum and garri.
A NEMA official explained that the grains were to be distributed to all states of the federation to give succour to the most vulnerable groups of persons.
In the last few months, many states, including Kwara, suffered flooding disasters resulting in death and destruction.
Over 1,600 industrial weeping and straight sewing machines were lost in the mid-afternoon fire disaster that struck the popular market.
The donated items cover foods, nylon mats for sleeping, insecticide-treated mosquito nets, materials, children’s wear and toiletries.
The director-general noted that several states, including Ogun, had suffered widespread flood disasters in the past few weeks.
Sokoto has been among the states worst hit by floods in 2022, according to the federal government.
