The new permanent secretaries are Adamu Isa-Abadam, Aja Gana-Bukar, Yabawa Kolo, Abdulkadir Mustapha and Hassan Abdullahi-Hassan.
A total of 4,989 houses were destroyed and 16,393 victims affected by the flood.
The IDPs were given 10,000 bags of 25kg rice, 10,000 bags of corn grits, 4,000 cartons of pasta, 4,000 gallons of vegetable oil, 5,000 blankets and 5,000 mats.
The SEMA boss added that the blaze might have started from a cooking fire that grew out of control in one of the tents.
Villagers prefer better security in the area to enable them harvest their rice.
