Plateau State government has commenced the distribution of relief materials to windstorm victims in six local government areas.
The materials distributed include roofing sheets, nails, wood, among others.
The Deputy Governor, Mrs Josephine Piyo, who flagged off the distribution of the materials, said it was part of government’s social contract with its citizens to provide support and offer a helping hand to those affected by this disaster.
Piyo said the gesture portrayed the state government’s commitment to the welfare of its citizens.
“This exercise is in line with Governor Caleb Mutfwang’s administration to prioritise the welfare of the people by ensuring that their rights to security and protection are protected.
“It is a demonstration that government is with the people and we will do everything in our power to alleviate their suffering and help them rebuild their lives,” she said.
Earlier, the Executive Secretary of Plateau State Emergency Management Agency, PLASEMA, Mr Sunday Abdu commended government for its swift and decisive action in providing relief materials and portrayed its compassionate concern for those affected.
Abdu said the gesture was not just to alleviate the immediate suffering of the people, but also to rebuild their lives and restore their livelihoods.
The executive secretary said relief materials would provide the much-needed succour and pave way for the affected communities to rebuild and thrive.
He listed the six local governments to benefit from the first phase of the intervention as Bassa, Barkin Ladi, Riyom, Mangu, Wase and Langtang North.
He announced that the agency would also distribute liquid fertilisers to Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, to enable them farm during the rainy season.
According to him, 2,000 households in each of the benefitting local government areas of Bassa, Barkin Ladi, Mangu, Riyom and Bokkos would get 3,000 units of litre gel liquid fertilisers.
Similarly, the North Central Coordinator of the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, Mr Adebiyi Razaq, commended the state government for assisting the windstorm victims.
Razaq said NEMA also brought food and non-food materials to be distributed to the victims.
