FROM SAMSON ALFA, MINNA
Group headed by a retired Assistant Controller General of Customs,Ahmed Nasir is to sponsor 41 women and youths including 88 children of Mokwa flood victims in Niger State.
The retired controller-general, who is the chairman of a group known as Mokwa Flood Relief Support stated this at Kpege Primary School Mokwa while distributing cheques and school materials to families of the flood disaster on Thursday.
The group distributed cheques to school proprietors to sponsor 88 children.
Also, it distributed cheques to some training institutes to train 41 widows and children on tailoring, catering, as well as soap making.
The gesture, according to Nasir, is aimed at alleviating the sufferings of the survivors of the flood, adding that since the flood wrecked havoc on Mokwa community, children of the victims had dropped out of school, while widows are finding it difficult to take care of their family.
He explained that no fewer than 88 pupils would benefit.
He noted that the funds were donated by sons and daughters of Mokwa.
Nasir, however, called on President Bola Tinubu to redeem his pledge of N2 billion for the construction of resettlements, as well as the provision of 15 kVA transformer.
He commended Governor Umaru Bago for putting smiles on the faces of the victims.
In his remarks, the Ndalele of Mokwa, Alhaji Muhammadu Aliyu, expressed delight with the unwavering support from indigenes of Mokwa, saying the support would go a long way in uplifting the livelihood of flood victims.
Responding on behalf of the school proprietors, the Principal of Hakimi Aliyu Secondary School Mokwa, Suleiman Jibrin, urged for the sustenance of the sponsorship and promised to justify the confidence reposed on them.
