President Bola Tinubu on Monday said the Federal Government would create a disaster relief fund to assist Nigerian citizens impacted by floods and other disasters.
Tinubu spoke when he visited Borno State to sympathise with the government and people on the flooding in some parts of the state.
The flooding was said to have been caused by the overflowing of the Alau Dam.
President Tinubu said the fund was expedient as the climate had become more unpredictable and many places in the country were vulnerable to its vagaries.
He said the Federal Government would collaborate with the private sector to establish the fund.
The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, who accompanied the President on the visit, said the National Assembly would collaborate with the executive to establish the fund.
Tinubu also visited the Shehu of Borno, Alhaji Abubakar Ibn El-Kanem, in his palace, an Internally Displaced Persons camp at the Government Secondary School in Maiduguri and drove through the areas affected by the disaster.
He said: “After my visit to the Shehu of Borno and the IDP camp, I have been reflecting on how to tackle this kind of disaster and the effects of climate change.
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“There must be a disaster relief fund.
“I will invite the private sector to team up with us and help rebuild the affected areas.
“If we take a small percentage from FAAC (Federal Accounts Allocation Committee) and put it as a disaster relief fund, which will include all of you.
“We will be activating and strengthening our sense of belonging,” he said.
The President thanked Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara State, who is the Chairman of the Nigeria Governors Forum; and Governor of Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed; Governor of Sokoto State, Ahmad Aliyu; and Governor of Kogi State, Ahmed Ododo, who supported Borno State during the disaster.
President Tinubu commended all the ministries, agencies, and security outfits, particularly the military, involved in evacuation of the victims, and international organisations working in the state for their efforts.
