Nigeria Governor’s Forum, NGF, has commiserated with victims, the Niger state government and its people over the devastating flood disaster in Mokwa town of the state.
Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara State and Chairman of the forum, said in a personal statement on Friday that “the Nigeria Governors’ Forum stands in solidarity with the government and people of Niger State on the devastating flood that has wreaked huge havoc in Mokwa town of the state.
“We are shocked by the magnitude of the flooding, which has resulted in the loss of lives and properties in the community.
“We sincerely commiserate with the affected families and express our support to the state government at this difficult time.”;
“We also commend the interventions of the Niger State Government and its coordination with the emergency responders to support the victims of this disaster,”; the statement added.
Governor Abdulrazaq noted that the flood disaster “again reminds us of the stark realities of climate change and the accompanying effects on how we live.
“We commit ourselves as leaders of our people to continue to work with the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) and the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to not only help our people to cope with this global challenge, but to strengthen mitigative actions and relief institutions.”;
He prayed God to console families who had lost loved ones and properties in the Mokwa incident and urged the citizens to support the government’s efforts to mitigate the impacts of climate change and cooperate with agencies working to assist those in urgent need at this time.
