Taraba: NEMA distributes relief materials to 25,698 victims of 2022 flood

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has distributed relief materials to 25,698 victims of the 2022 flood disaster and vulnerable groups in the state.
Mustafa Habeeb, director-general of NEMA, made this known during the distribution of items to persons affected in Jalingo.
He said the gesture was under the special national economic and livelihood emergency intervention to bring succour to the victims and vulnerable groups in Nigeria.
Mr Habeeb, represented by Saidu Inusa, leader of the delegation and supervisor for the distribution of the items, said the relief materials were further categorised into three components.
He mentioned food and non-food commodities as the first component, which includes; rice, beans, sorghum, maggie, salt, vegetable oil, blankets, mats, mosquito nets, and detergents.
Mr Habeeb listed the livelihood items in the second category as sewing and grinding machines.
For the third category, farm inputs, Mr Habeeb listed water pumps for dry season farmers, sprayers, liquid fertilisers, herbicides, and seedlings.
The director-general further explained that the list of beneficiaries was generated in 2022 from the flood-affected communities and approved by NEMA management for distribution.
Mr Habeeb advised the beneficiaries to use the items well to cushion the effect of the flood disasters.
He also said the livelihood items should create wealth for the beneficiaries and to improve the economy of their communities.
In his remark, Savior Nuku, the Commissioner for Special Duties and Social Services, thanked the federal government for the kind gesture.
Mr Nuku, who was represented by Joseph Tijos, a director in the ministry, said the distribution was timely as it would mitigate the hardship caused by the flood disaster.
(NAN)
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