NEMA, Borno State Government to build 250 houses for flood victims

The National Emergency Management Agency has delivered building materials to support the Borno State Government in the construction of 250 houses for communities that were displaced by the 2012 flood in the state.
The Director General of NEMA, Muhammad Sani-Sidi, who delivered the items in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, said the gesture was in response to request from the Borno State Government and in line with the mandates of the Agency to provide necessary assistance for citizens in distress situations.
Sani-Sidi, who was represented by NEMA’s Director of Administration and Supplies, Dr. Zanna Muhammad, said the Agency had initially intervened with relief supplies to the affected communities immediately after the flood and has now provided the supports to permanently rehabilitate the people in partnership with the state government.
In addition to the issues of flood, he said the Agency has also provided various humanitarian assistance to the state over the recent security challenges that occurred, including the incidences in Baga and Bama towns.
Sani-Sidi advised state governments to immediately relocate communities in flood plains to safety ahead of the predicted 2013 floods to avoid the experience of last year.
He assured the state governments that NEMA would support their commitment towards the management of disasters in their areas.
Receiving the items, the Governor of Borno State, Alhaji Kashim Shettima, who was represented by the Permanent Secretary, Administration and General Services, Hajiya Maryam Bukar Ibrahim, thanked NEMA for the prompt response in support of the state government.
Shettima said the building materials from NEMA would facilitate early completion of the project designed to permanently relocate the affected communities to safety.
The items delivered were 18,000 bags of cement, 25,000 pieces of planks, 10,000 pieces of ceiling boards and 750 bags of nails.