From Ankeli Emmanuel,Sokoto
Sokoto State Governor, Ahmed Aliyu, has lamented flooding which has affected 22 local government areas in the state, even as he appealed to the Federal Government to come to the aid of victims.
The governor, who spoke when he visited illela and Tangaza local governments, which were worst hit, noted that the level of destruction caused by the flood was unimaginably worrisome.
According to Aliyu, “the destruction caused by this flood is severe as it has destroyed hundreds of houses and rendering hundreds of people homeless.
“It also destroyed several farmlands resulting into immediate food shortages in the affected communities”.
He therefore appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to come to the aid of those affected by the flood, saying, “”I’m appealing to our father, a President with a listening ear to assist these LGAs so that they can heave a sigh of relief from this terrible situation they found themselves”.
While stressing that the call has become imperative considering the immense economic importance of the two worst affected local government areas in the state, he added that both of them share border with neighbouring Niger Republic.
“These communities may face severe food shortage and dire socioeconomic crises because of the magnitude of this flooding”, the governor noted.
The governor also called on communities in the two worst affected LGAs to always ensure that they evacuate their drainages and avoid indiscriminate dumping of refuse.
A statement by the governor’s spokesperson, Abubakar Bawa, quotes his principal as consoling those affected to see the incident as an act ordained by God, even as he prayed to Almighty Allah to prevent future recurrence of such disasters.
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