By Mariyah Adamu, Abuja
Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria, CIBN, Body of Banks CEOs has donated relief materials to alleviate the suffering of flood victims in Mokwa, Niger State.
The body led by its Chairman, Mr Oliver Alawuba, announced the donation in a statement in Abuja, on Monday.
Alawuba is also the Group Managing Director/CEO of United Bank for Africa, UBA.
He said Governor Mohammed Bago and other government officials received the donation in Abuja at the state government’s Liaison Office in Abuja.
“The initiative was to fulfil a critical aspect of our corporate social responsibility by presenting relief materials worth millions of naira, including bags of rice, beverages, vegetable oil and mattresses,” he said.
He expressed hope that the items would help ease the victims burden and restore a measure of comfort and dignity.
Alawuba said the banks would continue partnership and support for initiatives that aim to rebuild and transform the affected communities.
He urged stakeholders to take lessons in planning in order to ensure that people build in the right way.
Meanwhile, Governor Bago noted that the gesture reinforced the critical role of private-sector partnership in disaster response.
He said the state had also received financial donation from individual banks.
Bago added that that Niger State is home to several hydropower dams, which calls for continuous collaboration with the public/private sector and financial institutions to address climate change and climate action issues.
He also thanked the banks for their timely intervention.
Other CEOs and executives present at the event include the Group Managing Director of Zenith Bank, Dr Adaora Umeoji; Registrar, CIBN, Mr Akin Morakinyo; and the Managing Director of Keystone Bank,Mr Hasssan Imam.
Others are the Managing Director of Taj Bank, Mr Hamid Joda; Secretary to the Government of Niger State, Alhaji Abubakar Usman and other senior government officials.
The flood in Mokwa Local Government Area resulted in hundreds of deaths, displacement of thousands and widespread destruction of homes.
