Kwara Assembly begs NGOs, others to support flood victims
The Kwara State House of Assembly, Tuesday, begged Charity Foundations, Non-Governmental Organizations and well-to-do individuals in the society to come to the aid of flood victims in the state.
The Assembly also urged the State Government to liaise with National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to provide relief materials for the victims of the disaster in order to reduce their sufferings.
The resolution of the Assembly was hinged on a motion sponsored by the house leader, Hon. Magaji Abubakar Olawoyin.
According to Olawoyin, he said Ilorin, the state capital, witnessed a downpour trailed by a windy storm, a kind that has not been witnessed in recent time in the ancient city.
He opined that this is a trying moment for residents of Ilorin metropolis as people still live in shock and trauma that characterized the destructive storm of Saturday night.
KWARA LOSES N10BN TO FLOOD
Meanwhile, the State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, earlier on Tuesday, disclosed that the state has lost investments estimated to be worth between N5 billion and N10 billion to flooding.
AbdulRahman, who made this disclosure while briefing journalists after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari, said the flood had also displaced 15,000 persons.
The governor said no fewer than 5,000 houses were also destroyed by rainstorm, while hectares of land had been destroyed by flood.
