Making the presentation at the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) store in Makurdi, Director General of NEMA, Engr. Mustapha Maihaja, said the materials were immediate relief meant to ameliorate the sufferings of the displaced persons.
Engr. Maihaja said there was no formal communication between NEMA and the Cameronian authorities as to the release of water from Lagdo Dam, stressing, however, that as an emergency management agency, it was prepared to take care of any eventuality.
He had earlier in the day undertook a tour of flooded areas in parts of Guma and Makurdi during which he conveyed the heartfelt sympathy of President Muhammadu Buhari to the government and people of the state over the unfortunate incidence.
Items presented to the state so far included three trucks load of assorted relief materials comprising of food stuff, medicals, children’s wears, mosquito nets, mattresses among others, while other trucks of items are being expected.
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