President Bola Tinubu has approved the release of 2 billion naira for the immediate reconstruction of homes of people affected by the recent flood disaster in Mokwa, Niger.
Vice President Kashim Shettima disclosed this when he visited the victims in Mokwa town, Mokwa Local Government Area of the state, today where he assured that the federal government would address issues raised by the affected victims of the flood disaster.
The vice president also disclosed that the president had also directed the ministers for environment and state for agriculture to relocate to Niger to ensure immediate intervention under the ACRSAL project for drainage issues in Mokwa town.
Speaking further, he appealed to the federal government to complete the
Mokwa-Brini-Gwari Kaduna road, Lambata-Bida road, Bida-Patigi road, and Agaie-Match Boro roads as he further called for the deployment of an ecological team to address ecological issues in the town, while appreciating President Tinubu for directing the Vice President to visit locality to commiserate with the victims.
