Zamfara Flood Victims Get Farm Tools Assistance - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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July 4, 2019
The Federal Government has donated farming inputsand empowerment tools worth millions of naira to over 6,000 flood victims inZamfara.
The items were provided through the National FoodCouncil on Security and Agricultural Intervention on Flood Victims under theNational Emergency Management Agency, NEMA.
Presenting the items to the beneficiaries in Gusau,the leader of the federal government’s delegation, Flight Lieutenant Umar Sanisaid the donation was provided to 6,268 victims of 2017 and 2018 flooddisasters across the eight local government areas of the state.
According to him, the affected local governmentareas are: Anka, Bungudu, Gusau, Gummi, Kaura-Namoda, Maru, Talata-Mafara andTsafe.
Sani said that the beneficiaries comprised farmersand women who lost their farm produce and other valuables to flood.
He said the gesture was aimed to support the victimscushion the effect of the flood.