Rainstorm: we will assist the victims within the available resources – Kwara Govt

The Kwara State Government has begun the distribution of palliatives and relief materials to the victims of Saturday’s rainstorm which blew off the rooftops some buildings and rendered some residents homeless in the state.

According to the statement which was signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Kwara State Governor, Rafiu Ajakaye, the Governor of Kwara State who was accompanied by Senator Ibrahim Yahya Oloriegbe and a few government officials, commiserated with the victims and reassured them of the government’s willingness to assist them within available resources noting that the federal government agencies are also expected to consolidate the effort of the state government.

“AbdulRazaq began the tour immediately he arrived Ilorin from Abuja where he had gone to inform the president of the havoc wreaked by flooding across the state and the Saturday rainstorm in several parts of Ilorin, among other issues. Well over 15,000 households across 357 communities of the state are estimated to have been affected by the developments which have destroyed farmlands and
human dwellings worth billions of naira.”
the statement read in part.

It explained that “the team has begun the delivery of food palliatives to Kwara North senatorial districts, beginning with Jebba town in Moro Local government and Lafiagi in Edu Local government area.”

The Governor however urged the citizens to protect the environment and avoid the unlawful erection of structures or dumping of waste on waterways.